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US officials reportedly warned prior to Benghazi attack

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    Wendell Goler reports from State Department

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-- -- are now -- the Fox News alert on a new terrorist threat.

Al-Qaeda in North Africa is now calling for more attacks on US diplomats.

They are praising the murder of ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

Who were celts were killed in Libya.

They -- our starting right now in America's Newsroom welcome back everybody I'm Martha and.

Count on Bill Hemmer good morning again we are hearing similar threats from al-Qaeda in Yemen this is it appears the Obama administration is now starting to soften its original explanation of what happened.

In Libya admitting this situation may have been exploited.

I know swindle Goler joins us now he has slats in the State Department this morning so Wendell what's the latest when you -- A -- of the State Department has closed the US embassy in Tunisia in light of the threats against US diplomats but it.

It remains unclear who was behind the attack on the US consulate in Ben Ghazi.

How much planning was involved in.

Whether the attackers took advantage of a protest of this anti Islam film produced in this country or or whether the protest was planned as -- for the attack.

According to officials have been -- the protest was under way before the attack began.

But UN ambassador Susan Rice had suggested the attack was more spontaneous -- State Department officials said initially officials here first said it was coordinated.

Closely planned.

But yesterday spokeswoman Victoria Newman seemed reluctant to contradict the UN ambassador and as a result she offered little new information noting an investigation is underway.

The Libyans are leading an investigation.

We have our own FBI investigations he also.

Have close FBI and the Libyan cooperation.

As we both pursue these but I'm not gonna get into the back and forth -- Who's arrested what we think what we know about any at this.

Meanwhile reaction to this anti Islam film is complicating the end game in Afghanistan.

With attacks against NATO troops they are being blamed on the -- US officials have as a result suspended joint operations -- Afghan patrols in that complicates plans.

For all withdraw all of wall virtually all US forces by the end of one of fourteen.

Bill Obama and it's as Wendell thank you very much.

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