During a trip to Peru, the US Secretary of State said responsibility for the death of US ambassador Chris Stevens in last month's attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya rested with her.
The statement came in reaction to last month's deadly attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, which has become an issue in America's presidential election.
Her comments followed stepped-up criticism of the Obama administration over the Benghazi attack, which Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney has sought to use to dent President Barack Obama's foreign policy credibility before the November 6 election.
The administration initially attributed the violence to protests over an anti-Islam film and said it was not premeditated. Mr Obama and other officials have since said the incident was a terrorist attack.
The Benghazi assault, and the response to it, has become a contentious election issue and Mrs Clinton's comments came a day before the second presidential debate.
"I really believe that tragedies like what happened in Benghazi should be viewed in a non-political way everybody should pull together as Americans," she said.
The statement came in reaction to last month's deadly attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, which has become an issue in America's presidential election.
Her comments followed stepped-up criticism of the Obama administration over the Benghazi attack, which Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney has sought to use to dent President Barack Obama's foreign policy credibility before the November 6 election.
The administration initially attributed the violence to protests over an anti-Islam film and said it was not premeditated. Mr Obama and other officials have since said the incident was a terrorist attack.
The Benghazi assault, and the response to it, has become a contentious election issue and Mrs Clinton's comments came a day before the second presidential debate.
"I really believe that tragedies like what happened in Benghazi should be viewed in a non-political way everybody should pull together as Americans," she said.