SITUATION REPORT AS OF 0030 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 (LOCAL TIME) IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA: UPDATE ON ATTACK ON U.S. CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA

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• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06398502
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2018
• Case Number: F-2015-02140
• Publication Date: September 11, 2012

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DIST: 11 SEPTEMBER 2012
COUNTRY: (UHFOU0) LIBYA
SUBJ: (S//NF) SITUATION REPORT AS OF 0030 12 SEPTEMBER 2012
(Local Time) in Benghazi, Ubya: Update on Attack to U.S.
Consulate In Benghazi, Libya
DOI: (UHFOU0) 12 September 2012
SOURCE: (U) SEE BELOW
SUMMARY: (UHFOU0) None.
TEXT: 1. (Context statement: None.)
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2. As of 0030 on 12 September 2012, the fighting at the U.S.
Consulate In Benghazi, Libya, had ceased and all U.S. personnel had
been evacuated with the exception of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya who
remained unaccounted for. A crowd of approximately 100 people had
gathered outside a separate U.S. facility in Benghazi and was firing
on the facility. (A CIA officer; U.S. Embassy officials.)
3. As of 0020, the Libyan army had deployed to Benghazi and
were engaged in clashes with the armed groups
4. As of 0005 on 12 September, there was a crowd approaching
the separate U.S. facility in Benghazi. The U.S. Ambassador to Libya
remained unaccounted for and U.S. personnel were making efforts to
locate him. (A CIA officer; U.S. Embassy officials.)
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