Libya extradites top terrorist to Egypt
The Libyan National Army has handed convicted terrorist Hisham Ashmawi over to Egypt in what security officials call a major blow to terrorism in the region.
CAIRO — The Libyan National Army handed over high-profile terrorist Hesham Ashmawi to the Egyptian authorities May 29. Ashmawi, who is convicted of carrying out terrorist attacks in Egypt, was delivered in a military plane. His interrogation started hours later.
Ashmawi's extradition comes after Abbas Kamel, the head of Egypt's intelligence service, visited Libya on May 28 and met with LNA commander Khalifa Hifter to discuss security relations between the two countries and efforts to combat terror organizations.
The LNA arrested Ashmawi on Oct. 8, 2018, during a security operation in the northeastern Libyan city of Derna.
The Egyptian authorities accused Ashmawi of involvement in several terrorist operations, most notably the attempted assassination of former Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim in September 2013 and the bombing of the Dakahlia Security Directorate in late December 2014 that killed 14 people.
