Attack On U.S. Consulate In Libya Determined To Be Terrorism Tied To Al-Qaeda

U.S. Officials: Libya Consulate Attack Linked To Al Qaeda
A man walks near the gate of a safe house which was raided by attackers following the Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 assault on the U.S. Consulate, in which four Americans were killed, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Libya's Interim President Mohammed el-Megarif said Sunday that the attackers who killed the U.S. ambassador in the country appeared to have spent months preparing and carefully choosing their date - the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Pointing to the second raid on the safe house El-Megarif said "All this indicates clearly that the attackers are well trained and well prepared and have planned this in advance." (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)
A man walks near the gate of a safe house which was raided by attackers following the Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 assault on the U.S. Consulate, in which four Americans were killed, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Libya's Interim President Mohammed el-Megarif said Sunday that the attackers who killed the U.S. ambassador in the country appeared to have spent months preparing and carefully choosing their date - the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Pointing to the second raid on the safe house El-Megarif said "All this indicates clearly that the attackers are well trained and well prepared and have planned this in advance." (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)

U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that the attack on the U.S. mission in Libya involved a small number of militants with ties to al-Qaeda in North Africa but see no indication that the terrorist group directed the assault, U.S. officials said Thursday.

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