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Benghazi killings a 'terrorist attack': White House

By AFP
Libya A picture shows a burnt vehicle inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi on September 13.  By Gianluigi Guercia (AFP/File)
THU, 20 SEP 2012
A picture shows a burnt vehicle inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi on September 13. By Gianluigi Guercia (AFP/File)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Last week's deadly assault on a US diplomatic mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi was a "terrorist attack," the White House confirmed Thursday.

"It is self-evident that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One. "Our embassy was attacked violently and the result was four deaths of American officials. That's self-evident."

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