Egyptian military source confirms capturing of senior Islamist militant Ashmawy in Libya

Egypt confirmed on Monday that senior Islamist militant Hisham al-Ashmawy was captured in Libya, an Egyptian military source told Reuters.

The source gave no further details. A spokesman for the Libyan National Army, which controls eastern Libya, said that Ashmawy, one of Egypt's most wanted men, was apprehended in the city of Derna.