Benghazi attack: Hicks 'stunned' at Rice explanation

A top US official who was in Libya during the deadly attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi has given the first public account of the event.

Gregory Hicks, deputy chief of mission in Tripoli, said he was "stunned" by UN Ambassador Susan Rice's comments that the attack was spontaneous.
He also told lawmakers he received a phone call from US Envoy Christopher Stevens, just before he died.
Three other Americans were killed in the attack on 11 September 2012.

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Gregory Hicks on his reaction to Susan Rice's comments

During several hours of emotional testimony before a House of Representatives committee on Wednesday, Mr Hicks described the moment he was informed of the attack.