how many people died in the us consulate attack benghazi
US envoy dies in Benghazi consulate attack Ambassador and three staff killed during attack in eastern Libya city over film deemed insulting by Muslims. 12 Sep 2012 18:20 GMT | Politics, Middle East, US & Canada, Egypt, United States. The US ambassador to Libya and three other American staffers died on Tuesday night in an attack on the US consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi, US officials have said. An armed mob attacked and set fire to the consulate building during a protest against an amateur film deemed offensive to Islam's prophet, Muhammad, after similar protests in Egypt's capital.