US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that the capture of an Al-Qaeda operative in Libya was "appropriate and legal" after officials in Tripoli demanded answers about the "kidnap".

However Kerry conceded that Washington had not informed the Libyan government beforehand about Saturday's raid to capture Abu Anas al-Libi, who was indicted in connection with the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

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