US Ambassador Killed in Libya's Benghazi Attack
美国驻利比亚大使克里斯托福·史蒂文森及3名使馆工作人员在班加西遭火箭弹袭击身亡，当时他们正开车准备前往一个安全的地方。
U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens is confirmed tohave died in Tuesday's conflict in Libya's eastern city ofBenghazi, the pan-Arab Al Jazeera TV reported Wednesday.
Hundreds of protesters, angered by an alleged U.S.-made movie that insults Prophet Mohammed, broke into the U.S. consulate building in Benghazi on Tuesday night.
The U.S. ambassador, who was on a short trip to Benghazi, died from suffocation as a result ofsmoke inhalation, as protestors set fire at the scene. Three staffers were also killed during the fierceclashes.
"One American staff member has died and a number have been injured in the clashes," Libya'sSupreme Security Committee spokesman Abdel-Monem Al-Hurr was quoted as saying by the newschannel on Wednesday.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed that "a staff member" has died in Tuesday'sconflict.
On Tuesday, several thousands of Egyptians protested in front of the U.S. embassy in the capitalCairo against the same movie, allegedly sponsored by Americans but not by U.S. government orHollywood industries.
The Egyptian security forces have intensified their deployment around the building. Sevenambulances have been sent to the scene, but no injuries were reported.
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