Officials Probing Whether al-Qaeda Planned Libya Attack
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The four-hour assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi may have been orchestrated by groups tied to al-Qaeda, a lawmaker said as U.S. officials began to investigate the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens.
The attack in Libya that also killed three other U.S. personnel bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda and may have been carried out to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S., according to Representative Mike Rogers, chairman of the House intelligence committee.