Egypt asks Libya to extradite of Ashmawy
The Egyptian Authorities asked Libya to extradite
the most wanted terrorist Hisham Ashmawy to stand for trial, Al-Arabiya T.V.
reported on Monday.
Former Egyptian Commandos officer, who was
terminated after being involved in several terrorist attacks, Hesham Ashmawy,
was arrested on Monday, October 8 in Derna, Libya.
A statement released by Libyan security forces
affirmed that Ashmawy was arrested alive.
Ashmawy or Abu Omar al-Muhajir is a former officer
in the Egyptian Commandos; he received advanced training on special operation
tasks in the United States'main training institutes.
Ashmawy turned militant and became the operations
engineer of the country’s most active jihadist group, AnsarBeit Al-Maqdis(ABM),
and in charge of the most important qualitative operations carried out in
Sinai, Cairo and Al-Farafra oasis to deserve the title of the most dangerous
wanted person in Egypt.
