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| US envoy to Libya killed in attack |
| US envoy to Libya killed in attack provoked by US-made film
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 12-September-2012
9:19:24 AM |
| The United States ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, was killed along with three of his staff in an attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi Tuesday night by an armed mob angry over a short American-made video mocking Islam's founding prophet, the White House and Libyan officials said on Wednesday.
In a statement confirming the four fatalities, President Obama said he strongly condemned the killing - the first death of an American envoy abroad in more than two decades - and had ordered increased security at American diplomatic posts around the world.
The attack at the compound in Benghazi was far more deadly than administration officials first announced on Tuesday night, when Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said one American had been killed and one injured.
Mr. Obama's statement did not disclose details of the attack. The ambassador, Christopher Stephens, arrived in Libya earlier this year after serving as an envoy to the Libyan rebels who overthrew Libya's leader, Moammar el-Gaddafi last year. The other three killed were not immediately identified.
'"While the United States rejects efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, we must all unequivocally oppose the kind of senseless violence that took the lives of these public servants," Mr. Obama said, calling Mr. Stevens "a courageous and exemplary representative of the United States" who had "selflessly served our country and the Libyan people at our mission in Benghazi" and, as ambassador, "supported Libya's transition to democracy."
"The brave Americans we lost represent the extraordinary service and sacrifices that our civilians make every day around the globe. As we stand united with their families, let us now redouble our own efforts to carry their work forward," the statement said
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