Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, leaves after a meeting in Tripoli
Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, leaves after a meeting with Libya’s Justice Minister Ali Ashour discussing cooperation between the two countries on issues of human rights, in Tripoli June 27, 2012. Stevens and three embassy staff were killed late on September 11, 2012, as they rushed away from a consulate building in Benghazi, stormed by al Qaeda-linked gunmen blaming America for a film that they said insulted the Prophet Mohammad. Stevens was trying to leave the consulate building for a safer location as part of an evacuation when gunmen launched an intense attack, apparently forcing security personnel to withdraw. Picture taken June 27, 2012. REUTERS/Anis Mili (LIBYA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST OBITUARY)