Breaking News: Benghazi Attack US Investigates 9/11 Theory

	Breaking News: Benghazi Attack US Investigates 9/11 Theory The United States is investigating whether the deadly attack on a US consulate in Libya was a co-ordinated terrorist strike to mark the anniversary of 9/11 attrocity. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other American officials died as gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and set fire to the US compound in Benghazi. It had been thought it was a spontaneous protest provoked by an American-made anti-Islam film being promoted on YouTube which is said to insult the Prophet Mohammed. But a US counterterrorism official has said the Benghazi violence was "too coordinated or professional" to be spontaneous. The Pentagon has announced it is moving two warships to the Libyan coast and a group of Marines has been dispatched to the Libyan capital Tripoli. According to officials the ships, which carry Tomahawk missiles, do not have a specific mission but will give commanders flexibility to respond to any mission ordered by the President. Ambassador Stevens, 52, died of "severe asphyxia", apparently from smoke inhalation, according to a Libyan doctor who said he tried for 90 minutes to revive him. John Christopher Stevens, newly appointed US ambassador to Libya, shakes hands with Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil (R) after presenting his credentials during a meeting in Tripoli on June 7, 2012. US Ambassador Chris Stevens was overcome by smoke Libyan security forces had withdrawn from the compound as they came under heavy fire. Reporters at the <b>...</b>	From: DynamoMor Views: 502 3 ratings
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