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    Wendell Goler reports on Chris Stevens

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-- -- Fox News alert US ambassador to bid via.

Christopher Stephens has been killed killed in a rocket attack.

In Ben Ghazi that the three other Americans were also killed there are also conflicting reports and exactly how Stevens died.

Total chaos has broken out in Libya over the past -- -- for our problems -- protesters storming our embassy upset over US film trailer.

-- evidently is critical of islam's Prophet Mohamed some other protesters also descending on the US embassy in Cairo Egypt.

Ripping apart the American flag and raising an Islamist flag.

Instead.

How.

-- United States government reacting well both President Obama and secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

Paid tribute to a man who bravely served our nation overseas Fox News senior White House and foreign affairs correspondent Wendell Goler is live.

State in foggy bottom with the latest Wendell.

Steve ambassador road Cris Stevens was a huge loss he and foreign service officer -- Smith.

And to -- others whose families have not yet been notified killed last night.

After an attack on the US consulate -- been -- Stephens and others have gone there to try to evacuate American.

And Libyan workers after a mob descended on the building protesting a US made Internet video -- felt the -- the Prophet Mohammed.

Libyan leaders initially blamed the video.

They apologize for the attack -- a short while ago.

In a written statement President Obama said of ambassadors -- quote Chris was a courageous an exemplary representative of the United States.

Throughout the Libyan revolution he selflessly served our country and the Libyan people and our mission had been Ghazi -- Stevens was a career diplomat from northern California.

Extensive experience in the Middle East and North Africa he spoke Arabic and French.

Was deputy chief of the US mission from 2007 to 2009.

He was the envoy to the transitional national council which was the predecessor if you will salute to the Libyan government now and had.

Served as ambassador since may secretary of state Hillary Clinton said of Stevens quote he risks his -- life to live in the Libyan people a helping hand.

To build the foundation for a new.

Free nation he spent every day since helping to finish the work that he started.

President Obama has ordered increased security -- -- US embassies around the world security.

Really is the responsibility of the host country and Stephen's death is an example of the big problem in Libya right now.

It is still not disarmed the many disparate militias that.

Banded together to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi and now find themselves fighting with each other.

Speed -- Brian Palmer when -- going live at the department -- -- you're much.

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