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US Ambassador and three others killed in Libyan rocket attack

US Ambassador Killed in Libyan Rocket Attack
Sep 12, 2012
Associated Press
by Esam Mohamed


TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan officials say the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans have been killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

The officials say Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed Tuesday night when he and a group of embassy employees went to the consulate to try to evacuate staff. The protesters were firing gunshots and rocket propelled grenades.
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