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consulate that I’m aware of,” Dempsey said.
Separately, 현금바둑이게임 a senior State Department official said Thursday the U.S. is further drawing down its staff at the U.S. Embassy in Libya, for security reasons.
The official said the reduction in personnel at the embassy in Tripoli, which has already been operating with limited staff since the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, is expected to be temporary. The official said the security situation would be reviewed early next week with an eye toward restoring the staff “as soon as conditions allow.” Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the attack.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to publicly discuss the security situation in Libya.
The embassy warned Americans of possible demonstrations in the capital and Benghazi on Friday.
Meanwhile, Libya’s leader says his government has disbanded about 10 militia groups and will continue to take action against Muslim extremists.
President Mohammed el-Megarif said Thursday the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was a final straw. He did not say when the militias were disbanded, or how many remain.
Speaking in New York, el-Megarif echoed the remarks of his neighbor, Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki, who announced a crackdown on extremists after they attacked the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia.
Both countries face emboldened extremists trying to impose their own, harsh version of Islamic law.
The problem is worse in Libya, because many are armed with weapons they used to bring down former ruler Muammar Qaddafi last year.
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