The US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on Tuesday night that targeted his car in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a Libyan official said on Wednesday. Here are a few images of the mayhem:
US Ambassador to Libya J Christopher Stevens was killed in a rocket attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi. Image source US Embassy to Libya
A protester reacts as the US Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States on 11 September 2012. US Ambassador to Libya J Christopher Stevens and three other staff members perished in the rocket attack, Libyan security sources said on Wednesday. Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters
The US Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States on 11 September 2012. US Ambassador to Libya J Christopher Stevens and three other staff members perished in the rocket attack, Libyan security sources said on Wednesday. Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters
The US Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States on September 11, 2012. US Ambassador to Libya J Christopher Stevens and three other staff members perished in the rocket attack, Libyan security sources said on Wednesday. Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters
Damage at the US Consulate in Benghazi is seen during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States on 11 September 2012. US Ambassador to Libya J Christopher Stevens and three other staff members perished in the rocket attack, Libyan security sources said on Wednesday. Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters
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