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Them with the revolution and freeing them from gadhafi's reign. >> ambassador christopher stevens remembered as a model diplomat. his name and those of the three americans died in the attack will be etched on a wall at the state department. abc's jonathan karl has more. >> reporter: war was still raging when he first arrived in libya last year. ambassador chris stevens fully embraced one of the most dangerous diplomatic missions in the world. [ speaking foreign language ] >> my name is christopher stevens, i am the new u.s. ambassador to libya. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant, then gave...

Even have ever seen it. it was diversionnary tactic for terror. >> dana: in the world of social media, i understand that corporations, government, individuals, they try to get out first with the information. it wasn't just so much that the state department put out their statement but then they started tweeting to try to reconfirm that the first instinct was not to say get off of our property, first of all. secondly, freedom of speech is something you fought for. we will help you get there, but not if you pull this kind of stuff. if i were at the state department right now i would tell all of m...

This morning on "world news now" -- a show of force. an elite group of u.s. marines heading to libya to help safeguard american facilities. >> investigators are trying to determine if the deadly consulate rampage was a coordinated terror attack timed for 9/11. it is thursday, september 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, i'm john muller. rob nelson is on assignment. >> i'm paula faris on this thursday. president obama has tough new words about the attack. we'll get the latest in a moment. also this half hour, a different kind of security breach at ken...

Carried out by a rogue group of militants and won't damage the u.s. relationship with the libyan government which vowed its cooperation. a terror group affiliated with al qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. officials believe it was a pre-planned attack, possibly timed to the september 11th anniversary. and not linked to an anti-muslim film that sparked a large, angry protest at the u.s. embassy in cairo on tuesday. >> this is an attack that should shock the conscience of people of all faiths around the world. >> reporter: all americans in benghazi have been evacuated. and the u.s. vow...

Concerned about the unrest spreading. the chaotic firefight raged on and off for nearly five hours. in the end, four americans were dead, including the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. >> reporter: on tuesday, 20 militants firing automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades stormed the american consulate in benghazi. the main building of the consulate was quickly on fire. at least four of the americans are believed to have died from smoke inhalation. no one was shot. for more than five hours, a...