US ambassador 'killed over film'

The US ambassador to Libya and three guards have been killed by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam’s Prophet Mohammed.

US ambassador 'killed over film'

The US ambassador to Libya and three guards have been killed by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam’s Prophet Mohammed.

Ambassador Chris Stevens, 52, died as he went to the Benghazi consulate to try to evacuate staff as the building came under attack by a mob firing machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

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