US ambassador to Libya and 3 embassy staff members killed in attack
Published September 12, 2012 | FoxNews.com
The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff members were killed Tuesday in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, the White House confirmed. President Obama, in a written statement issued Tuesday morning, called the attack "outrageous" and "senseless."
Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was killed Tuesday night when he and a group of embassy employees went to the consulate to try to evacuate staff. The protesters, angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad, were firing gunshots and rocket propelled grenades. All of the other officials -- three in all -- hold senior security positions in Benghazi.
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