U.S. State Department Designates Two Terror Groups Involved In The Deadly 2012 Attack On The U.S. Consulate In Benghazi

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US Says Libyan Militant Groups Behind Benghazi Attack -- Voice of America

The United States has designated two militant groups in Libya as terrorist organizations, and says they were involved in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

The groups are both named Ansar al-Sharia - one in Benghazi and the other in the city of Darnah. The State Department declared the leaders of each group to be global terrorists.

The September 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans. U.S. officials say the two groups have also been involved in terrorist attacks against civilians, as well as assassinations and attempted assassinations of security officials and political figures in eastern Libya.

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My Comment: So much for the story line that it was a YouTube video that provoked a spontaneous attack on these U.S. diplomatic sites.