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Last US Victim ID'd as Former Navy SEAL

Tyrone Woods was working in diplomatic security in Benghazi

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 13, 2012 7:17 PM CDT

(Newser) – The fourth American killed in the Libyan violence has been identified as former Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, reports CNN. Few details are available about him other than that he was working as a diplomatic security officer when the assault on the US consulate in Benghazi took place. The same holds true for fellow victim Glen Doherty, another former SEAL. They were killed along with US Ambassador Chris Stevens and information officer Sean Smith.

CNN has a fuller profile of the 42-year-old Doherty, who was reportedly in the country searching for shoulder-mounted anti-aircraft missiles. "He was my brother, but if you ask his friends, he was their brother as well," said sister Katie Quigley. Protests, meanwhile, have spread to Iran, reports the Los Angeles Times, though they remained relatively peaceful. Hundreds chanted anti-US slogans outside the Swiss embassy, which handles American interests in the country.

A Libyan man holds a placard in English during a demonstration against the attack on the U.S. consulate that killed four Americans.
A Libyan man holds a placard in English during a demonstration against the attack on the U.S. consulate that killed four Americans.   (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)
This undated photo provided by Mark and Kate Quigley shows Glen Doherty.
This undated photo provided by Mark and Kate Quigley shows Glen Doherty.   (AP Photo/Quigley Family Photo)
This undated photo provided by Mary Commanday shows Chris Stevens.
This undated photo provided by Mary Commanday shows Chris Stevens.   (AP Photo/Courtesy of Mary Commanday)
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bewilderbeast
Sep 14, 2012 10:19 AM CDT
Anyone else think it ominous that there are private mercenaries in US embassies, rather then real uniformed servicemen?
SgtMD
Sep 14, 2012 9:34 AM CDT
DEMOCRATS DON'T CARE ABOUT DEAD HERO'S .
Bartmaeus
Sep 14, 2012 3:03 AM CDT
Was it Government incompetence, or worse, that was responsible for their deaths? "According to senior diplomatic sources, the US State Department had credible information 48 hours before mobs charged the consulate in Benghazi, and the embassy in Cairo, that American missions may be targeted, but no warnings were given for diplomats to go on high alert and "lockdown", under which movement is severely restricted." http://www.worthynews.com/top/independent-co-uk-news-world-politics-revealed-inside-story-of-us-envoys-assassination-8135797-html/
 

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