WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in eastern Libya should ‘‘shock the conscience of people of all faiths around the world.’’

Clinton says the assault that killed the US ambassador and three American members of his staff was committed by a ‘‘small and savage group’’ of militants, not by the people or government of Libya.

She said Wednesday there was no justification for the attack, and decried violent extremism.