The American Ambassador Chris stevens and three members of the US diplomatic delegation to Libya were killed in tonight's attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, east Libya. This was reported by Libyan authorities quoted by France 24. The violent assault of armed demonstrators, who attacked the institution of American diplomacy in Libyan territory with grenades and firearms, is arose from the anger of some fringes of the population towards a film deemed offensive to Islam.
The film was allegedly produced by some Copts residing in the United States: according to the Wall Street Journal, is entitled 'The Innocence of Muslims' and was created by an American-Israeli, Sam Bacile, a 54-year-old real estate developer. After demonstrations in Cairo on the day of celebrations for 11/XNUMX, the man, who hid in an undisclosed location, told the American newspaper: "Islam is a cancer".
In the violent attack, which has been going on since yesterday night, four US officials were killed, including Ambassador Chris stevens. “We are heartbroken at this terrible loss,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, adding that Washington is working together with other countries to protect its diplomatic missions after the violence that also occurred in the Egyptian capital Cairo on 11/XNUMX.
