Chris Stevens, an American who risked his life to help Libyans overthrow dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed overnight in the former rebel capital of Benghazi -- a city he helped save, making it an especially tragic place for him to die, President Obama said Wednesday. An Arabic speaker who loved Libya and understood it deeply, Stevens died along with three other Americans when an angry mob stormed the US Consulate in Benghazi. He was the first US ambassador to be killed violently in the line of duty since 1979. The consulate was one of several American diplomatic missions in the Middle East to face protests Tuesday after the release online of a film mocking Islam and depicting the Muslim prophet Mohammed as a child molester, womanizer and ruthless killer. Read Full Story Here - www.cnn.com | From: alabamahit Views: 0 0 ratings | |
Time: 01:01 | More in News & Politics |
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario