Man pleads guilty to killing US official in Niger carjacking

NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with killing a U.S. Department of Defense official and wounding a U.S. Marine during a carjacking in Niger in 2000 has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.

Alhassane Ould Mohamed of Mali pleaded guilty today at federal court in New York City.

The 46-year-old was accused of fatally shooting Department of Defense attache William Bultemeier as Bultemeier left a restaurant in the Niger capital of Niamey. A Marine who came to Bultemeier's aid was also wounded.

Mohamed was arrested in Mali two days after the killing but escaped from prison twice since then. He was extradited to the U.S in 2014.

Speaking through an interpreter, Mohamed apologized for his actions. He is expected to be sentenced to 25 years in prison.