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YouTube Video Sparks Violence in Libya, US Ambassador Killed
The United States ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, was killed along with three staff members in an overnight attack against the American Consolate in Benghazi. The attack was apparently sparked by outrage over an anti-Islamic video recently posted to YouTube.
The clip that sparked the controversy is a nearly 14-minute-long trailer for a film that critiques the life of the Prophet Mohammad. The producer, Sam Bacile, is an Israeli-American real estate developer living in California, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Bacile made the film to condemn the religion of Islam, and has been quoted as saying that "Islam is a cancer." He has since gone into hiding following Tu…
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