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Libyans and "foreigners" carried out the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, Libyan President Mohamed Magariaf told NBC News on Saturday.
Magariaf's interview with NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin was the first time any Libyan official has said foreigners were involved in the planning and execution of the Tuesday night attack that took the lives of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others.
"We have assumptions and we have some information, and all that information we have now leads to the same direction about the perpetrators, the criminals," Magariaf told NBC in the interview aired on "Nightly News" Saturday.
Foreigners were involved in the planning and execution of the attack, he said.
Magariaf did not identify where the foreigners came from but said he was sharing details with U.S. officials.
Many people reportedly have exploited Libya's security vacuum and loopholes, Libyans have told NBC.
The violent protests in response to an anti-Islamic film have been spreading across the Middle East and the North Africa region, with attention focused on U.S. embassies and offices. NBC News' Jim Maceda reports.
Magariaf also added that Libyan authorities have suspects in custody.
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Earlier Saturday, a security official told Reuters that Libyan authorities identified 50 people involved in the attack.
"We have names and we know who they are, but there could be more," said Abdel-Monem Al-Hurr, spokesman for Libya's Supreme Security Committee.
"Four have been arrested. Some of the others may have escaped via Benghazi airport, maybe to Egypt, but this not confirmed," Al-Hurr said. "We have given their names to all of the Libyan border entry points."
This article also includes reporting by Reuters.
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This smells like Egyptian Jihad. Been saying that since day 1. They have a training camp in the desert in eastern Libya. It's common knowledge. Our pilots could use some cluster bomb practice.
And the liberal spin goes on and on, why not forget all the BS and call it like it is, the present Administration did not protect our American Personal!! No Marine Guard in that area of the world?? Come on give me a break, this Administration has screwed up giving these idiots in the Mideast to much room to doubt what we'd do about anything they did to us. This Administration wants to cut Defence and this is a perfect example of what happens when you do. No Marines indeed..
There are marines at most of pur large embassies over there. But this was not the main embassy. Sending Marines onto foreign soil is not as simple as it sounds.
It's very simple for civilians to sent Marines onto foreign soil. From over 6000 miles away. From their comfy homes. Giving orders over the computer.
None of us fully know what's going on over there. Posers!
And i've got some prime realestate in the Florida swamplands.
Why didn't Obama have his muslims brother guard the embassey? Oh, wait...they were!
Note what B. Hussein Obama says in his own words.
“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.” The quote comes from page 261 of the paperback edition of “The Audacity of Hope.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012..... Believe in AMERICA!
No, the quote is false. He was talking about standing with AMERICANS. And you should know that by now. So why are you lying?
ssmithlg: you are incorrect. Do not spread propaganda, you become one of them. That part of page 261 is referring to WWII (as you know) and how peaceful Arabs and Pakistani's live in the US. "the history of immigration." And I quote: "and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." Which means (dumbass) he will stand with them (as we should have with the Japanese) until the political winds shift.
Now, have the political winds shifted? Should Obama declare war on Islam? Probably a bad idea since Christians believe as strongly as them. There is no clear answer as Muslims believe in "death to all infidels." Infidels are those who do not believe in Islam. hm.
Muslims consider themselves all citizens of the 'nation of Islam' a country not confined by ordinary territorial boundaries.
Islam conflats religion and state... there isn't any seperation of chuch and state in the Islamic world... and Obama knows it having been born a Muslim.
You know what's funny. These followers don't read these forums; all they do is what they're told. We comment and comment with the hopes that one (maybe) will read and realize that a freedom of speech exists in the world, the developed and educated world. What we have is a micro community commenting on events that the participants don't read. Ironic.
The people burning flags will gladly die for a meaningless cause; that's sad. Anyway, back to my bbq and beer.
If they're will to die... let's help them out!
I'm willing to bet the Iranians played a role in the cold blooded murders of our diplomatic staff.
And what about the public draggind of the corpses through the streets, like our troops suffered in Moghadishu?
How much are you willing to bet?
What ever you do DO NOT LOOK IN SAUDI ARABIA.
We should start staffing these embassies in Islamic nations with Liberals. They're the ones who seem to think Islamists kill because they are poor, and that they just need a few billion dollars to educate them.
With these guys, the more educated they get, the more dangerous they become. We're better off to bomb them back into the 9th century where they belong.
I don't know any liberals who think that.
It occured to me today that all these attacks on americans in all these countries are probably by what is left of Al Qaieda. Since Osama Bin Laden is dead, along with most of the leadership of Al Qaieda, and they probably don't have the brains and resources to launch an attack like they did on 9/11 this is what they are doing now!
Chamberlain clickinf his heels for Adolf Hilter was a very famous appeasement politician and look what ensued.
Obama was elected on his promise of Chamberlain appeasement, and look what is ensuing. Those who refuse to study history are condemned to repeat it.
Start arming our marines at embassies with bullets that homeland security or social security just bought. Oh I forgot they are to be used on Americans in America. Cut the liberal spending to the countries that have tried to destroy our Embassies. It's really that simple for the so called intelligent powers to be.
There are no "countries" trying to destroy our embassies.
These "jihadists" will be dealt with one at a time. Their identities are already known. They do not have a sophisticated network. They are little boys with big mouths.
If it was foreigners, the logic would dictate that these attacks had been planned in advance. So much for the theory that this was in response to a You Tube video. This is happening because the U.S. is viewed as weak and vulnerable. We need new leadership.
Bush was a great leader? He took our army to the wrong Country. Its Iran fools. Not Iraq.
I suspect this realamericanfirst will be one of the first to be beheaded when his pals take over and rightly so I should think.
Who is Muhammad that is followed by more than one billion Muslims?
Is he a venerable scientist?
Is he a popular prince?
Is he a sophisticated Prime Minister ?
Is he a fair king?
The answer is...No
He is greater than all of those
He is the Messenger of Almighty God
Muhammad received the message from Almighty God 1400 years ago to call all mankind to follow the true path, no matter where or when; no matter if white or black, his message is for all.
His message is the last and the lasting one, no messenger will come after him, he is the last Messenger.
Who is Muhammad?
Is he a terrorist, as said by some Western media, or is he the brave warrior who won most of his battles against the enemies of Islam, or is he the genius who resolved all cases and troubles between the tribes.
He is the one who protected our Rights.
He protected men's, women's and children rights
He protected the relations between neighbors
He established the relationship between Muslims and Non-Muslims .
He organized the relationship between the members of the family showing the duties towards the parents
He prevented injustice and called for justice, love, togetherness and cooperation for the best.
He called for helping the needy, visiting the patients, love and exchanging advises between people.
He prohibited bad manners such as steeling, lying, and murdering .
He is the one who changed our lives and manners to the best .
A Muslim doesn't steal
A Muslim doesn't lie
A Muslim doesn't drink alcohol.
A Muslim doesn't commit adultery
A Muslim doesn't cheat
A Muslim doesn't kill innocent people
A Muslim doesn't harm his neighbors
A Muslim obeys his parents and helps them
A Muslim is kind to young and elderly people, to women and to weak people.
A Muslim doesn't torture humans or even animals
A Muslim loves his wife and takes care of his children and show mercy towards them until the last day of his life.
A Muslim's relationship towards his children never stops even when they become adults
He is Muhammad (PBUH) peace be upon him, and Jesus, Moses, and all the great prophets of Almighty God
Do you know why all Muslims love Muhammad (PBUH)?
Do you know what Muhammad means for Muslims?
Every Muslim loves Muhammad (peace be upon him) more than himself and more than everything in his life.
Before judging a person be neutral and:
1-Listen to this person, and follow his doings.
2-Compare his ideas and teachings with what is acceptable to the mind and heart.
3-If you think that his thoughts are right, compare them with his doings; is he applying his teachings?
4-If he is applying his teachings and sayings, so he is for sure right and one must believe him.
At the end you will get a clear answer for all confusing questions and you will know for sure :
who Muhammad really is.
Islam is not Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda is NOT Islam. Islam call for the protection of foreign statesmen visiting/living on Muslim Land
Muslims do storm US Embassies group rape men they capture, murder them and then drag their bodies through the streets, because Muslims are homosexual raping murderers?
What comes around goes around.
That's pretty funny! Ever seen a Saudi Prince partying in Vegas? Muslims do all those thins that you claim they don't. Nice try though.
John Adams, Pretty much everything you just said a Muslim is, is straight up B.S.
AQs for Mohammad, He was a mass murderer, a child molester, a road bandit, a slave trader, his darkest legacy is that he taught others to command absolute control using torture and death as incentives.
This world would be a better place had that scumbag never lived.
Having said all that, I have one question: when do we get to cut the phuking head off allah and shove it right up the pedophile mohammed's ass?
I'll settle for sending all Muslims around the world back to the mid-east, and keeping them there from now on, then nuking Mecca during Ramadan with about 4 Hydrogen bombs at once.
You got to fight fire with fire.
Let me try to focus here, see if I got this right, Mohammy sits at the right hand of God, this is good, but does this mean JC got disowned by his daddy? Is there more to this story? The ignorant masses want to know the soap about God and JC. Can you enlighten us? This could devastate Mitt/Ryan? Will Obama let them in on this CIA secret? The plop thickens?
Fox Nation Reports:
Government Employees Work One Month Less Per Year than Private Sector Employees
September 15, 2012
“The ‘underworked’ government employee should be of concern to taxpayers who expect private-sector levels of work in the public sector in exchange for private-sector levels of compensation,” the report says
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But those four Americans killed in the Libya attack… they were government employees .
My thoughts are about those families…
‘I have family member who are FSOs …. They know the dangers about working at embassies and being so far away from home!!!!
That Fox News Report – I did not appreciate their report about government employees. They work hard. I work hard. Fox News report and their comment about government employee, how can Fox news write something so inane? It made me queasy too. I find no peace of mind after what they just wrote.
And if Romney follows up with this report and said anything defending this Fox Report, he, most definitely, lost my vote
:(
Tell the truth, you were never voting for anyone but obama? OBAMA AKBAR!
The President of Libya is certain that foreigners stormed the US Embassy in Benghazi and then dragged the bodies through the streets of Beghazi because Libyans usually do not engage in group acts of homosexual rape or what?
Nobody was dragged through the streets of Benghazi
@ jock, Oh yes they were. Ambassador couldn't be found for 4 hours
Libyans and "foreigners" carried out the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, Libyan President Mohamed Magariaf told NBC News on Saturday.
Can't ppl read anymore??? The Ambassador was taken to the hospital, where he was in cardiac arrest, and later died from smoke inhalation. HTF did he get to the hospital? WALK?!? Libyans took him there.
The attacks were planned before the video was made, it is a weak cover up for islamist who hate America, I've seen worse on Utube and no riots, all a set up, cut all aid to all countries except for medical and food, no weapons, no cash and we can cut their defense budget and leave ours alone. Drop some bombs dipped in pigs blood on some of their training camps, that is what is needed in all the countries that hate us, starting in Iran and knock out thier nukes before they decide to use them on us.
Doesn't want to lose the Foreign Aid.
And another president blaming someone else for their woes. Sound like anyone we know?
Yes. Yes it does.
It's good we have you to tell us what's really going on, thanks.
@ John. Take large dose of Richard Engel (nbc) and call me in the morning.
So I guess Libya is the new Mecca for those wanting to protest obscure American movies. Lets hope Susan Sarandon and Richard Gere go dark for a few years.
Simple solution, no embassies in Islamic countries. Problem solved.
Send in strike team George Clooney and Matt Damon,,, Problem solved
Guys like you dont like simple solutions. You would prefer tons of money wasted and thousands of dead Americans. "Mission Accomplished"
Someone somewhere in the past decided to that the Marine guard should be pulled from this embassy or consulate. Had the 15-20 Marines been there there would have been a fight to the death before the ambassador died.
Sad.
Semper Fidelis
BBC reported Ambassador of Egypt had them remove their Ammo!!!!!. I'm still waiting to see if thats true
It was all preplanned. Marines in Egypt with no AMMO. I call BS
Or they would get him next year and avoid any spillage of their blood. You think they were on a time table or just taking advantage of an opportunity? Victimizing the vulnerable is their war. How safe are you? Do we have 30 marines for everyone in a vulnerable position, wouldn't that make Detroit crowded?
Thanks for that BS post John Adams. Your namesake would be rolling in his grave seeing that. You win the "Stupidest Post Of The Evening" award. here's your sign.
Muslims , think what you want to about them and you are probally right.