U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in violent attack on American consulate

Chris Stevens, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, was killed Tuesday after protesters stormed and burned the American consulate in Bengazi, Libya.

Three other American diplomatic workers were also killed in the attacks, which are believed to have been prompted by a video, produced in the United States, deemed insulting to Muslims. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton identified one of the three as Sean Smith, a foreign service information management officer. The names of the other two were being withheld, pending notification of family members.

The attack, which followed one on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo earlier in the day, came on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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