FIRST ON CNN : Charges filed against Libyan militia leader Ahmed Abu Khattala , others . Attack last September killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans . TL;DR Federal authorities have filed the first criminal charges in the investigation of the deadly terror attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi , Libya , people briefed on the matter said . The U.S. government has charged a Libya-based group with planning the deadly attack on an American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. The Benghazi attack has become a political flashpoint in Washington .
FIRST ON CNN : Charges filed against Libyan militia leader Ahmed Abu Khattala , others . Attack last September killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans . TL;DR The U.S. government has charged a Libya-based group with planning the deadly attack on an American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. The Benghazi attack has become a political flashpoint in Washington .