U.S. Consulate in Libya Scarred by Lethal Night Assault
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As Libyan and American investigators began probing the Sept. 11 attack that killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three of his colleagues, there was abundant evidence of the assault’s fury.
The sand-colored buildings in the U.S. consulate in Benghazi are blackened by smoke and gutted, and three embassy cars are burned-out wrecks. While the attackers never breached a smaller housing compound a mile away, it was hit by a heavy projectile and a sustained assault that lasted through the night left bullet marks in the walls.