Obama: Extremists used video as 'excuse' to attack
President Barack Obama says extremists used an anti-Islam video as an
excuse to assault U.S. interests, including an attack on the U.S.
consulate in Libya that left four Americans dead.
Speaking at a
candidate forum on Spanish-language network Univision, Obama said the
attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans is
under investigation.
Asked if the attack was by al-Qaida, Obama said, "We don't know yet."Obama
said the U.S. has insisted on and received cooperation from governments
in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and other countries as it investigates the
attack.
He said groups affiliated with al-Qaida "have not gone away" and
remain dangerous.
Earlier Thursday, White House spokesman Jay
Carney called the incident in Libya a "terrorist attack." Obama himself
did not use that phrase.
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