Deputy Chief of Mission in Libya Gregory Hicks gave a detailed account of the tumultuous night in Benghazi, Libya when four Americans were killed, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
During a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Hicks recounted the texts and phone calls he exchanged with Stevens on the night of September 12, 2012.
“So I told him that the embassy in—in another text, that the embassy had been stormed and they were trying to tear down our flag. And he said, thanks very much.” When he learned of the attack and got the ambassador on the phone again, Hicks recounted Stevens saying, “Greg, we’re under attack.”
Hicks described the moment he later learned of Stevens’ death as “the saddest phone call I have ever had in my life.”
Read more about the Benghazi testimony here.
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During a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Hicks recounted the texts and phone calls he exchanged with Stevens on the night of September 12, 2012.
“So I told him that the embassy in—in another text, that the embassy had been stormed and they were trying to tear down our flag. And he said, thanks very much.” When he learned of the attack and got the ambassador on the phone again, Hicks recounted Stevens saying, “Greg, we’re under attack.”
Hicks described the moment he later learned of Stevens’ death as “the saddest phone call I have ever had in my life.”
Read more about the Benghazi testimony here.
Watch more from the hearing: