Clinton defends state department

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, at times emotional and fierce, insisted today that her department is moving swiftly and aggressively to strengthen security at US missions worldwide after the deadly September 11 raid on the consulate in Libya.

In her last formal congressional testimony as America’s top diplomat, Mrs Clinton once again took full responsibility for the department’s mistakes leading up to assault at the US facility in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.