Libya Attacks: White House Says 'Self-Evident' That Assault Was Terrorist Act

White House: 'Self-Evident' That Libya Attack Was Terrorism Act
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday it was "self-evident" that an assault on the U.S. consulate in Libya that resulted in the deaths of the ambassador and three other Americans was a "terrorist attack."

"It is self-evident that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters travelling with President Barack Obama. "Our embassy was attacked violently and the result was four deaths of American officials."

Carney's comments reinforced congressional testimony on Wednesday by Matthew Olsen, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, that the consulate assault was a terrorist act. But Carney did not go any further in clarifying whether the administration believed the attack was pre-planned.

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