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The '''Benghazi Attack''' was a pre-planned armed assault on a [[United States]] embassy in [[Libya]] that murdered an [[America]]n ambassador and others.
The '''Benghazi Attack''' was a pre-planned armed assault on a [[United States]] outpost in Benghazi, [[Libya]] on September 11, 2012, that murdered the [[America]]n ambassador to Libya, [[J. Christopher Stevens]], and three other members of his [[diplomatic mission]]:<ref>{{cite_web
|url=http://libya.usembassy.gov/tw091312.html
|title=Travel Warning - Libya
|publisher=U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya
|date=date=September 12, 2012
|accessdate=October 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite_web|url=http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2012/09/20120912135826.html|title=President Obama on the Attack in Benghazi|date=September 12, 2012|accessdate=October 12, 2012|publisher=International Information Programs, U.S. Embassy}}</ref> [[United States Foreign Service|Foreign Service]] Information Management Officer [[Sean Smith (diplomat)|Sean Smith]], and private security employees and former [[United States Navy SEALs|U.S. Navy SEALs]] [[Glen Doherty]] and [[Tyrone S. Woods]]. The attack also injured two other Americans.
The United States intelligence community initially thought that the attack was provoked by an anti-islamic YouTube video, but the facts disproved that.
The attack is being investigated by the State Department as well as by the United States House of Representatives. A House committee hearing on September 10 revealed that the Ambassador and others wished additional security for the consulate, but were turned down.
== References ==
== References ==
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== External links==
*[http://news.yahoo.com/state-dept-reveals-details-benghazi-attack-062900114.html State Department reveals details]
*[http://news.yahoo.com/state-dept-reveals-details-benghazi-attack-062900114.html State Department reveals details]
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