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Demonstrators in Benghazi, Libya, held a sign during a rally a day after an attack on the US consulate there killed four US diplomats.

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Among the dead was Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

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Dozens of people participated in the rally.

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Chris Stevens was the first US ambassador to be killed in the line of duty since 1979.

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Stevens was accompanied by an unidentified security staffer at meetings with opposition leaders in Benghazi on April 11, 2011.

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President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greeted State Department personnel in the courtyard of the State Department.

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An attack on the US consulate in Libya killed ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

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The attackers used machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades to assault the compound.

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The flag at the White House flew at half mast to acknowledge the deaths.

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An armed man was seen at the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Tuesday as buildings and vehicles burned.

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Soot and debris spilled out of the US consulate in Libya after an attack the previous night.

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A mob of protesters and gunmen had overwhelmed the consulate, setting fire to it in outrage over a film that ridicules the prophet Mohammed.

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President Obama vowed the US would ‘‘work with the Libyan government to bring to justice’’ those who killed the Americans in Libya.

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Mitt Romney said the Obama administration had sent “mixed signals” to the world and had initially taken on an apologetic tone.

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In a statement, Senator John Kerry said "it is exactly the wrong time to throw political punches."

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Hillary Clinton praised Stevens (pictured at right) for his "passion for service, for diplomacy and for the Libyan people."

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Palestinians burned a US flag Wednesday during a protest against the movie, "Innocence of Muslims."

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A vehicle was engulfed in flames during the attack at the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, late Tuesday night.

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The consulate in Benghazi came under rocket attack during protests, a Libyan official said.

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Protests also raged at the US Embassy in Cairo Tuesday.

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Protesters would eventually tear down the US flag in Cairo.