Hillary Clinton Condemns Benghazi Attack

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the attacks against the U.S. embassy in Libya, which claimed the life of Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, reports Politico. “Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet,” Clinton said in a statement released to the press. “The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind.”

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