A protester reacts as the U.S. 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 September 11, 2012. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori
CIA Report At Time Of Benghazi Attack Placed Blame On Militants, Sources Say -- The Guardian
CIA station chief in Libya reported within 24 hours that there was evidence US consulate attack was not carried out by a mob
The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month's deadly attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi that there was evidence it had been carried out by militants, not a spontaneous mob upset about an American-made video ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, US officials have said.
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