Chris Stevens, the US ambassador to Libya, and three other embassy staff were killed during an attack on the American consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Violence flared in Libya and neighbouring Egypt overnight on Tuesday against a film produced in the US that is perceived as insulting to Islam. The attacks received worldwide condemnation, while outrage at the film’s content also prompted Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to call for “peaceful protests” on Friday.
Gunmen attacked and burnt the Benghazi consulate, while Mr Stevens and the other three staff were killed in a rocket assault on their car. In Cairo, protesters scaled the wall of the US embassy and burnt a US flag.
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