President Obama will attend a ceremony Friday afternoon to mark the transfer of the bodies of the four Americans killed this week in Libya when the remains arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, the White House said.
Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will also be present for the solemn occasion. Obama and Clinton are scheduled to make brief remarks.
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U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed Tuesday amid violent protests at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. The others, all State Department employees, were Sean Smith, an information management officer, and security personnel Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods.
At least some of the protests in the region were sparked by anger at an anti-Islam video produced in the United States and posted on YouTube. Demonstrations have taken place in Egypt, Yemen and Lebanon, among other countries.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Friday that investigators have no evidence that the protests were caused by anything other than the video.
“It is in response to a video, a film, that we have judged to be reprehensible and disgusting,” Carney said. “That in no way justifies any violent reaction to it, but this is not a case of protest directed at the United States writ large or at U.S. policy. This is in response to a video that is offensive and -- to Muslims. Again, this is not in any way justifying violence.
“And we’ve spoken very clearly out against that and condemned it. And the president is making sure in his conversations with leaders around the region that they are committed, as hosts to diplomatic facilities, to protect both personnel and buildings and other facilities that are part of the U.S. representation in those countries.”
Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will also be present for the solemn occasion. Obama and Clinton are scheduled to make brief remarks.
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U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed Tuesday amid violent protests at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. The others, all State Department employees, were Sean Smith, an information management officer, and security personnel Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods.
At least some of the protests in the region were sparked by anger at an anti-Islam video produced in the United States and posted on YouTube. Demonstrations have taken place in Egypt, Yemen and Lebanon, among other countries.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Friday that investigators have no evidence that the protests were caused by anything other than the video.
“It is in response to a video, a film, that we have judged to be reprehensible and disgusting,” Carney said. “That in no way justifies any violent reaction to it, but this is not a case of protest directed at the United States writ large or at U.S. policy. This is in response to a video that is offensive and -- to Muslims. Again, this is not in any way justifying violence.
“And we’ve spoken very clearly out against that and condemned it. And the president is making sure in his conversations with leaders around the region that they are committed, as hosts to diplomatic facilities, to protect both personnel and buildings and other facilities that are part of the U.S. representation in those countries.”