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2012 U.S. diplomatic missions attacks

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On September 11, 2012, the United States embassies in Cairo, Egypt; Chennai, India; Tunis, Tunisia; Khartoum, Sudan; Sana'a, Yemen, and the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya were attacked.[1]

Protest and attack

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On September 11, 2012, the attack was caused by protests over media excerpts from a trailer of a movie, Innocence of Muslims,[2] which the protestors considered blasphemy against the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. In Egypt, a group scaled the embassy wall and tore down the American flag, replacing it with a black Islamist flag. In Libya, rocket-propelled grenades were fired at the consulate from a nearby farm. The attack killed the visiting U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens,[3] Glen Doherty a security officer, Sean Smith a United States Foreign Service Information Management Officer, and Tyrone S. Woods a former U.S. Navy Seal, ten Libyan police officers, and two others. The protest ended on September 27, 2012.

Deaths

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About 75 people were killed by the attack. The most notable deaths were the ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone Woods.

  • Christopher Stevens (April 18, 1960 – September 11, 2012) was the ambassador. He died of suffocation from a smoke grenade.
  • Sean Smith (1978 – September 11, 2012) was the Information Management Officer at the embassy. He also suffocated from smoke grenades.
  • Glen Doherty (c. 1970 - September 11, 2012) was a security officer at the embassy. He died after the embassy caught fire.
  • Tyrone Snowden Woods (January 15, 1971 – September 12, 2012) was an American Navy soldier and part of the State Department Diplomatic Security. Woods was killed while protecting diplomats.[4]
  • Christopher Stevens
    Christopher Stevens
  • Sean Smith
    Sean Smith
  • Glen Doherty
    Glen Doherty

Other locations

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Other locations include:

Some of these locations were burning the United States flag and the Israeli flag.

International locations

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References

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  1. ↑ Ambassador, victims got separated trying to escape to roof during attack, officials say Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine CNN September 12, 2012
  2. ↑ "Filmmaker behind anti-Islamic movie 'not Israeli'". Yedioth Ahronot. September 12, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ Kevin Dolak, Dean Schabner, Enjoli Francis and Anthony Castellano (September 12, 2012). "Ambassador to Libya Killed By 'Small and Savage Group'". ABC News. Retrieved September 12, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Benghazi hero laid to rest; chaplains comfort families". Baptist Press. 2012-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

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