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Events on Tuesday 11 September 2012 1
2012Attack on US diplomatic compound in BenghaziAmbassador Christopher Stevens killed in LibyaMilitants attacked the US diplomatic compound and a nearby CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, killing Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The attack became a major and lasting US political controversy.