The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other American staff members were killed Tuesday in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, the White House confirmed.
President Obama, in a written statement issued Wednesday morning, called the attack “outrageous” and “senseless.” Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was killed Tuesday night when he and a group of embassy employees went to the consulate to try to evacuate staff. The protesters, angry over a film that ridiculed Islams Prophet Muhammad, were firing gunshots and rocket-propelled grenades
