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ST. PAUL, Minn.

September 12, 2012 12:00 AM

BBC coverage of the Libya attack on World Have Your Say

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Libya unrest — An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on September 11, 2012. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Benghazi and set fire to the building, killing one American, witnesses and officials said.
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An attack on the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi has killed the American ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, and three other Americans.

This attack followed protests in Cairo over an American film that ridicules the Prophet Muhammed.

MPR News Presents joins the BBC's coverage of the story on "World Have Your Say."

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Libya unrest — An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on September 11, 2012. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Benghazi and set fire to the building, killing one American, witnesses and officials said.
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