| 2012 Benghazi attack | |
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| Part of the inter-civil war violence in Libya | |
From top to bottom, left to right: President, Vice President updated on situation night of September 11, 2012; President Obama, with Secretary Clinton, delivering statement in the Rose Garden, September 12, 2012; two photographs released through a FOIA request; Secretary Clinton testifying before the Senate Committee on January 23, 2013; portion of "wanted" poster seeking information on the attack.
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| Location | Benghazi, Libya |
| Date | September 11–12, 2012 21:40 – 04:15 EET (UTC+02:00) |
| Target | United States diplomatic post and CIA annex |
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Attack type
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Coordinated attack, armed assault, arson |
| Weapons | Rocket-propelled grenades, hand grenades, assault rifles, 14.5 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, truck mounted artillery, diesel canisters, mortars |
| Deaths | US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens; USFS officer Sean Smith; CIA contractors Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty; unknown number of Libyan attackers[clarification needed] |
| Injured | 3 Americans, 7 Libyans |
| Perpetrators | |
| 2012 Benghazi attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the inter-civil war violence in Libya | |
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From top to bottom, left to right: President, Vice President updated on situation night of September 11, 2012; President Obama, with Secretary Clinton, delivering statement in the Rose Garden, September 12, 2012; two photographs released through a FOIA request; Secretary Clinton testifying before the Senate Committee on January 23, 2013; portion of "wanted" poster seeking information on the attack.
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| Location | Benghazi, Libya |
| Date | September 11–12, 2012 21:40 – 04:15 EET (UTC+02:00) |
| Target | United States diplomatic post and CIA annex |
|
Attack type
|
Coordinated attack, armed assault, arson |
| Weapons | Rocket-propelled grenades, hand grenades, assault rifles, 14.5 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, truck mounted artillery, diesel canisters, mortars |
| Deaths | US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens; USFS officer Sean Smith; CIA contractors Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty; unknown number of Libyan attackers[clarification needed] |
| Injured | 3 Americans, 7 Libyans |
| Perpetrators | |
