US Destroyer, Marines Head to Libya
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Washington sent destroyers and marines to Libya after its ambassador was killed in Benghazi.
According to news agencies, a detachment of 50 Marines was dispatched to secure the main American embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, where staff numbers were being cut to emergency levels.
The US also began evacuating its entire staff from its mission in Benghazi, where 52-year-old Ambassador Chris Stevens and three Americans were killed on Tuesday.
At the same time two destroyers were sent to "the vicinity of Libya" as a precautionary measure, a senior US official said.
"Make no mistake, we will work with the Libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people," US President Barack Obama said, while ordering increased security at US diplomatic missions around the world.
Obama and Libyan President Mohammed Magarief spoke on Wednesday evening, agreeing to investigate the attacks on the US consulate in Benghazi, according to the White House.
"The (US) President made it clear that we must work together to do whatever is necessary to identify the perpetrators of this attack and bring them to justice. The two presidents agreed to work closely over the course of this investigation," the White House said in a statement.
Protests erupted on September 11 in Egypt and Libya over a US film featuring the Prophet Mohammed, turning deadly in Benghazi when armed men stormed the US consulate.
Obama also called Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi about ongoing protests in Egypt and asked Cairo "to cooperate with the United States in securing US diplomatic facilities and personnel," the White House said.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
Washington sent destroyers and marines to Libya after its ambassador was killed in Benghazi.
According to news agencies, a detachment of 50 Marines was dispatched to secure the main American embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, where staff numbers were being cut to emergency levels.
The US also began evacuating its entire staff from its mission in Benghazi, where 52-year-old Ambassador Chris Stevens and three Americans were killed on Tuesday.At the same time two destroyers were sent to "the vicinity of Libya" as a precautionary measure, a senior US official said.
"Make no mistake, we will work with the Libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people," US President Barack Obama said, while ordering increased security at US diplomatic missions around the world.
Obama and Libyan President Mohammed Magarief spoke on Wednesday evening, agreeing to investigate the attacks on the US consulate in Benghazi, according to the White House.
"The (US) President made it clear that we must work together to do whatever is necessary to identify the perpetrators of this attack and bring them to justice. The two presidents agreed to work closely over the course of this investigation," the White House said in a statement.
Protests erupted on September 11 in Egypt and Libya over a US film featuring the Prophet Mohammed, turning deadly in Benghazi when armed men stormed the US consulate.
Obama also called Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi about ongoing protests in Egypt and asked Cairo "to cooperate with the United States in securing US diplomatic facilities and personnel," the White House said.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
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