Federal Government's Justice Department Files Benghazi Criminal Charges

The Justice Department has filed criminal charges against several suspects in the Benghazi terror attack, a U.S. official tells Fox News. 

The U.S. official confirmed that sealed charges were filed against suspects in connection with the Sept. 11, 2012, attack. It's unclear whether they are the same individuals whose images the FBI released to the public in May. 

One of the individuals charged is Libyan militia leader Ahmed Khattalah. 

Four Americans, including then-Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed in the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi. 

The administration was staying mum on the charges. Asked about the reports, a Justice Department official said only that their investigation is "ongoing."

"It has been, and remains, a top priority. We have no further comment at this time," the official said. 

The development comes just days after Republican members of Congress put new pressure on the incoming FBI director, James Comey, to renew focus on the investigation. 

 "It has been more than 10 months since the attacks. We appear to be no closer to knowing who was responsible today than we were in the early weeks following the attack. This is simply unacceptable," they wrote in a letter to Comey last week.

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