The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was in flames during an attack on Sept. 11. There are competing narratives on whether the attack was premeditated. Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters /Landov
Militant Link To Libya Attack -- Wall Street Journal
U.S. Tracks Egyptian Operative Freed From Prison in Wake of Arab Spring.
The revolutions that swept the Middle East and North Africa also emptied prisons of militants, a problem now emerging as a potential new terrorist threat.
Fighters linked to one freed militant, Muhammad Jamal Abu Ahmad, took part in the Sept. 11 attack on U.S. diplomatic outposts in Libya that killed four Americans, U.S. officials believe based on initial reports. Intelligence reports suggest that some of the attackers trained at camps he established in the Libyan Desert, a former U.S. official said.
The revolutions that swept the Middle East and North Africa also emptied prisons of militants, a problem now emerging as a potential new terrorist threat.
Fighters linked to one freed militant, Muhammad Jamal Abu Ahmad, took part in the Sept. 11 attack on U.S. diplomatic outposts in Libya that killed four Americans, U.S. officials believe based on initial reports. Intelligence reports suggest that some of the attackers trained at camps he established in the Libyan Desert, a former U.S. official said.
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Update: Militant freed from prison in wake of Arab Spring may be linked to Libya attack -- FOX News
My Comment: With all U.S. foreign personnel being ordered to leave Benghazi today, it looks like we will now never know what exactly happened in Benghazi.
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