Obama condemns 'shocking' attack in Libya, vows to bring killers to justice

President Obama on Wednesday strongly condemned “in the strongest terms” an “outrageous and shocking” attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other staffers.

In a statement to the press in the Rose Garden, standing beside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Obama vowed to work with the Libyan government to “bring to justice the killers who attacked our people.”
The attack occurred after an angry mob swarmed the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and set it ablaze. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, two security officials and a consulate worker died of suffocation as they were trying to evacuate the building.
The impetus for the attack appeared to be anger over a U.S.-financed film that was perceived as attacking Islam and the prophet Mohammed.
In his brief comments before heading to the State Department, Obama reiterated that the United States “has been a nation that respects all faiths.”
“We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others,” he said. "There is no justification this senseless violence. None. The world must stand together to unequivocally reject these brutal acts."
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