US, Libya accounts differ on attack that killed ambassador
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="starkly">starkly</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Benghazi">Benghazi</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>, <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="Rice">Rice</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spontaneous">spontaneous</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storming">storming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> (<span word="consulate">consulate</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fray">fray</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="unfortunately">unfortunately</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="spun">spun</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>," <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Fox">Fox</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coordinated">coordinated</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="premeditated">premeditated</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> (<span word="FBI">FBI</span>) <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conclusions">conclusions</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="then">then</span>."</p><p><span word="Announcing">Announcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50 <span word="suspects">suspects</span>, <span word="Libya">Libya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="extremists">extremists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="local">local</span> "<span word="affiliates">affiliates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sympathizers">sympathizers</span>".</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="perpetrators">perpetrators</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> ... <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="planned">planned</span>, <span word="determined">determined</span>, <span word="predetermined">predetermined</span>," <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Megaryef">Megaryef</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="CBS">CBS</span> <span word="News">News</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>, <span word="definitely">definitely</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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