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PARIS | Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:27am EST

PARIS (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. military command in Africa said on Wednesday that some of the militants involved in the attack in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya were linked to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

"There is a growing network of violent extremist organizations and it appears to me very likely that some of the terrorists who participated in the attack in Benghazi have at least some linkages to AQIM," General Carter Ham, head of Africa Command, told reporters in Paris.

"That is not to say that it was AQIM which planned, or organized or led the activity but clearly some of the individuals had some linkages," he said.

(Reporting by John Irish)
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Comments (5)
Fuzz wrote:
Those are the same “peaceful protesters” that started the “revolution” and were supported by NATO and Qatar.

Nov 14, 2012 9:38am EST  --  Report as abuse
bobber1956 wrote:
They were and still are supported by obama but not the US.

Nov 14, 2012 10:19am EST  --  Report as abuse
texoman wrote:
What I read the US commander stated was he believed the attack was carried out by al Qaeda in Maghreb. He did not say he had proof! Big Difference! Remember, We were told that Iraq had weapons of mass distruction? Let’s wait for the evidence.

Nov 14, 2012 10:31am EST  --  Report as abuse
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