Libya: US Ambassador, Three Consulate Staff Members Reportedly Killed in Embassy Riot
Reports in Libya: US Ambassador Killed in Consulate Assault in Benghazi
Casualties from the religious riots: official sources in Libya have stated that the US ambassador to Libya and three of the US consulate’s personnel were killed yesterday in the city of Benghazi, when armed militiamen stormed the consulate.
The assault of the consulate occurred over a US film depicting the prophet Muhammad as a womanizer who supported the exploitation of children. The anti-Islamic film has caused controversy throughout the world. The US embassy in Cairo was also charged by hundreds of protesters yesterday..