2012 Benghazi attack

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attack on a diplomatic mission historical event militant attack terrorist attack

The 2012 Benghazi attack was a coordinated militant assault on U.S. diplomatic and CIA facilities in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans and sparked intense political controversy in the United States.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
2012 Benghazi attack canonical	14
Benghazi attack	2
Attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	attack on a diplomatic mission ⓘ historical event ⓘ militant attack ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ
attackType	armed assault with small arms ⓘ mortars ⓘ rocket-propelled grenades ⓘ
causeOfDeath	mortar fire for Glen Doherty ⓘ mortar fire for Tyrone S. Woods ⓘ smoke inhalation for J. Christopher Stevens ⓘ smoke inhalation for Sean Smith ⓘ
commemoratedBy	memorials for the four Americans killed ⓘ
conflictType	armed assault ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Libya ⓘ
date	2012-09-11 ⓘ
endDate	2012-09-12 ⓘ
fatalities	4 Americans ⓘ several Libyan security personnel ⓘ
followedBy	State Department Accountability Review Board ⓘ surface form: State Department Accountability Review Board investigation multiple U.S. congressional hearings ⓘ
injuries	multiple U.S. and Libyan personnel wounded ⓘ
involvedOrganization	Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ Libyan Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: Libyan security forces United States consulate in Benghazi ⓘ surface form: U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya United States Department of State ⓘ
location	Benghazi ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive U.S. and international news coverage ⓘ
motive	militant opposition to U.S. presence in Libya ⓘ
notableVictim	Glen Doherty ⓘ U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens ⓘ surface form: J. Christopher Stevens Sean Smith ⓘ Tyrone S. Woods ⓘ
partOf	Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ surface form: Libyan Crisis (2011–present) aftermath of the Libyan Civil War ⓘ
perpetrator	Islamist militants ⓘ
politicalImpact	congressional investigations in the United States ⓘ criticism of Obama administration ⓘ criticism of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ⓘ major political controversy in the United States ⓘ
result	destruction of U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi ⓘ evacuation of U.S. personnel from Benghazi ⓘ
securityContext	criticized security arrangements at U.S. facilities in Benghazi ⓘ
suspectedPerpetrator	Ansar al-Sharia in Libya ⓘ surface form: Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)
target	CIA Annex in Benghazi ⓘ surface form: CIA annex in Benghazi United States consulate in Benghazi ⓘ surface form: U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi
time	late evening of 2012-09-11 local time ⓘ
victimNationality	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi → depictsEvent → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

Hard Choices → topic → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benghazi attack

Hard Choices → describesEvent → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

Benghazi attack congressional hearings → mainSubject → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

Ansar al-Sharia in Libya → involvedIn → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

Jack Silva → conflict → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

Tyrone S. Woods → notableEvent → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

United States House Select Committee on Benghazi → hasJurisdictionOver → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

United States House Select Committee on Benghazi → investigatedEvent → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

this entity surface form: Attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi

United States consulate in Benghazi → notableEvent → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

Mitchell Zuckoff → notableEventCovered → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

Kris Paronto → participantIn → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

Kris Paronto → writesAbout → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benghazi attack

Mark Geist → conflict → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

CIA Annex Security Team → activeDuringEvent → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

CIA Annex in Benghazi → relatedToEvent → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

Hard Choices (memoir by Hillary Rodham Clinton) → notableEventDescribed → 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ

subject surface form: Hard Choices