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Al-Liby was charged with involvement in one of al-Qaeda's worst attacks.

Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'i, known by the alias Abu Anas al-Libi , was a Libyan under indictment in the United States for his part in the United States embassy bombings.

Anas al-Liby was accused by the US of being one of the masterminds behind the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in , which killed people. He was one of several people indicted by a New York grand jury in , and was later placed on the FBI's list of "most wanted terrorists". But it was not until 13 years later that he was taken into US custody.

He was captured by US commandos in Tripoli on 5 October in a raid that stirred tensions with Libya.

Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'i, known by the alias Abu Anas al-Libi (AH-boo AH-NAHS ah LEE-beelisten ; Arabic: ابو أنس الليبي‎‎Libyan pronunciation: [ˈæbu ˈʔænæs əlˈliːbi]; 30 March – Missing: template.

Many saw the operation as a breach of Libyan sovereignty. Appearing in a federal court in New York, he pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges later in October He was due to stand trial in the city on 12 January But Mr Liby's health deteriorated rapidly in the weeks leading up to the hearing and he died in hospital on 2 January. He is thought to have suffered from liver cancer.

He is believed to have been a computer specialist with al-Qaeda, and later an operational combat commander who had been in Afghanistan and Pakistan with the group's leadership. Mr Liby was accused of discussing with other al-Qaeda members a possible attack against the US embassy in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in retaliation for the American military intervention to restore peace in Somalia.

Anas Liby pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges in court hearings. He was also alleged to have carried out "visual and photographic surveillance" of the building in and "reviewed files" concerning possible attacks on Western interests in East Africa. He was taken to the US when his health began to deteriorate after he stopped eating and drinking, US officials said.

Anas al-Liby was born in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, in His real name was Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai.