Accounts of the mayhem at the U.S. consulate, where the
ambassador and a fourth American died after a chaotic protest
over a film insulting to Islam, remain patchy. But two Libyan
officials, including the commander of a security force which
escorted the U.S. rescuers, said a later assault on a supposedly
safe refuge for the diplomats appeared professionally executed.
Miscommunication which understated the number of American
survivors awaiting rescue - there were 37, nearly four times as
many as the Libyan commander expected - also meant survivors and
rescuers found themselves short of transport to escape this
second battle, delaying an eventual dawn break for the airport.
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