Title: US Investigating Whether Airstrike in Libya Killed Militant Leader

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/217/libya_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Investigating Whether Airstrike in Libya Killed Militant Leader' data-article-id='470'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13479'>The U.S. military says it is investigating whether an American airstrike in Libya killed a militant leader said to be linked to al-Qaida.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='13479' data-end-time='22688'>Libya’s internationally recognized government said the strike happened Saturday in the eastern part of the country. </span> <span data-start-time='22688' data-end-time='28583'>It said the attack killed militant leader Mokhtar Belmonkhtar.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='28583' data-end-time='33771'>Late Sunday, the U.S. military released a statement. </span> <span data-start-time='33771' data-end-time='38771'>It did not confirm the death of Mokhtar Belmonkhtar. </span> <span data-start-time='38771' data-end-time='43667'>But it said officials believed the airstrike was successful.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='43667' data-end-time='53688'>American officials say the militant led a terrorist attack on a gas center in Algeria two years ago. </span> <span data-start-time='53688' data-end-time='59146'>The attack killed 37 people, including three Americans</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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The U.S. military says it is investigating whether an American airstrike in Libya killed a militant leader said to be linked to al-Qaida.

Libya’s internationally recognized government said the strike happened Saturday in the eastern part of the country. It said the attack killed militant leader Mokhtar Belmonkhtar.

Late Sunday, the U.S. military released a statement. It did not confirm the death of Mokhtar Belmonkhtar. But it said officials believed the airstrike was successful.

American officials say the militant led a terrorist attack on a gas center in Algeria two years ago. The attack killed 37 people, including three Americans

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