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Intercepts Show Attackers on U.S. Consulate in Benghazi Bragged to Al Qaeda

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U.S. intelligence intercepts show Ansar al-Sharia jihadists boasted to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb about the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens. By Eli Lake.

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In the hours following the 9/11 anniversary attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, U.S. intelligence agencies monitored communications from jihadists affiliated with the group that led the attack and members of Al

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