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Obama: Benghazi attack more than a ‘mob’ action
NEW YORK — US President Barack Obama said Monday that the attack on the US consulate in Libya’s Benghazi was clearly more than a “mob action,” amid lingering dispute about the nature of the assault. Obama also said in an appearance on the ABC talk show “The View” that the…
Libya security official resigns after U.S. embassy attack
BENGHAZI, Libya — A Libyan official quit his job on Wednesday highlighting tensions in the security establishment after a deadly attack killed four Americans, including the ambassador, in Benghazi. “There are problems at the ministry of interior and disputes between the security services,” Fawzi Wanis al-Kadhafi, head of the supreme…
Too soon to call Libya attack ‘act of terror’: U.S.
WASHINGTON — A State Department official refused Monday to call an attack on a US mission in Libya in which four Americans were killed “an act of terror,” saying a full investigation had to be completed first. US and Libyan officials have offered widely differing accounts about Tuesday’s assault on…
McCain: Muslim protesters ‘taking appropriate action’ against Americans
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Sunday during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Muslim protesters across the Middle East are “taking appropriate action” against Americans in the widespread protests that swept the Arab world last week. Asked by host Bob Schieffer if he believes the Obama administration is…
No plans to bolster U.S. forces in the Middle East: Panetta
TOKYO — The US military has no major plans to bolster its forces in the Middle East despite a week of violent protests targeting diplomatic outposts, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday. With a substantial force already deployed in the region coupled with two US Marine counter-terrorism teams sent to…
Libya arrests 50 after U.S. ambassador’s killing
WASHINGTON — Libyan authorities have arrested about 50 people after last week’s killing of US ambassador Chris Stevens in a mob attack in the city of Benghazi, Libya’s parliament chief said Sunday, saying it was planned by foreigners. “The number reached about 50,” Mohammed al-Megaryef, president of the Libyan National…
Anti-western anger spreads across Arab world as embassies burn in wake of film
American victims of US consulate attack in Libya are returned to US soil as violence widens to include more embassy attacks A wave of anger that saw US, British and German embassies in Khartoum attacked by rioters swept across the Muslim world on Friday, with violent scenes playing out on…
Americans should not be dismayed by protest images: Obama
US President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday not to be disheartened by images of anti-American violence in the Islamic world, expressing confidence that the ideals of freedom America stands for will ultimately prevail. “I know the images on our televisions are disturbing,” Obama said in his weekly radio and…
Protests target U.S. symbols across Muslim world
Furious protesters targeted symbols of US influence in cities across the Muslim world, attacking embassies, schools and restaurants in retaliation for a film that mocks Islam. At least six protesters died in Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon and Sudan as local police battled to defend American missions from mobs of stone-throwers, and…
Bodies of Americans killed in Libya attack flown home
The remains of four Americans, including US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, killed in an assault on the US consulate in Benghazi arrived Friday in the United States. The remains were carried, one-by-one from the belly of a C-17 transport aircraft by seven marines in dress uniform, in transfer cases…
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