New Delhi/Mumbai, Sept 12 (ANI): India has expressed shock at the attack on the United States' consulate at Benghazi, that resulted in the death of US ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three other American diplomats late on Tuesday.
"We are deeply shocked at the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. India strongly condemns the violent acts which unfortunately resulted in the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and other officials. Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai has spoken to the U.S. Ambassador in Delhi and conveyed our condolences at the tragic loss of life," an official release of the Ministry of External Affairs quoted a MEA spokesperson.
Stevens and other diplomats were killed while fleeing the consulate, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck their vehicle.
Stevens, a long-time Middle East hand in the State Department, was also the American envoy to the Libyan rebel movement, that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi last year.
Meanwhile in Mumbai, the city police have stepped up the security cover over the U.S. consulate.
The attack on U.S. consulate was reportedly carried out in a protest over a U.S.-produced film that is said to insult the Prophet Muhammad. (ANI)
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