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Judge releases suspect in deadly Benghazi attack

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    Greg Palkot reports from London

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Fox News alert now developments now an investigation in the attack on the consulate in Libya.

We are now learning a suspect in custody one suspect the only suspect has been released by authorities.

Due to a lack of evidence Greg -- -- watches that he is live in London who is this man Greg.

Bill he is the Tunisian Manny goes by the name Ali honey I'll hard -- He was originally arrested in Turkey in October he had been in Libya at the time of the attack on the consulate in Benghazi at the time authorities that he was strongly suspected the -- had -- -- -- might have been witness Fox News reported that is bragging about it on the phone on social media we -- in the region we've heard some rumors about him -- connected with al-Qaeda.

She was then extradited Tunisia where he was questioned by authorities and then after some resistance in December.

For several hours as reported by the FBI we have no word what came out of that.

His lawyer all along denied involvement said his -- was only in Libya on a construction job.

And so overnight he was conditionally released by authorities in Tunisia they say for lack of evidence he is still suspect -- over a possible involvement.

In a terror organizations -- Where does that leave.

The US now on this investigation anywhere.

Well by all accounts -- it really does not look too much advance since we were last in -- Gaza in October.

One report says it is totally stole another report says the probe has not resulted in a single person being charged.

At the time we were talking about a few dozen people being questioned but.

Apparently what we saw in -- Ghazi is still the situation they are now security is a problem militias are strong.

Attacks on the security forces -- investigating.

This attack on the console it seems to be more the norm there was one arrest of one person being held in.

-- and -- possible terror group in Cairo Egypt.

The latest accounts -- -- about that is that this person still being held still being questioned but in that case to.

Not -- that is remarkable do you know -- are there any US investigators on the ground.

On this story -- I Libya.

Yet we when we were at first there the FBI was dispatched in big numbers as they say.

There are investigation is still open that we know that they spent some time -- minimal amount of time on the ground have been in Gaza again the case still fully open but there's still.

No answers to their careers an FBI presence all the time happy -- US embassy got to believe that it is still standing right now bill.

Greg -- content with very little news on how this investigation is going now great thank you for that in London today and still.