Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libya's deputy U.N. ambassador, told news hounds that up to 10 Libyan security personnel were casualties of the attack on Tuesday. "Some of them have been killed at the start of the attack," he said.
U.N. Assistant Secretary General Jeffrey Feltman told the U.N. Security Council he had "seen reports that Libyan security personnel were also killed" in the attack.
Stevens was among four U.S. diplomats killed in Benghazi by a mob who stormed the U.S. consulate after allegedly being angered by a movie mocking Islam.
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also hinted at the role played by Libyan guards.
"Heavily armed snuffies assaulted the compound and set fire to our buildings. American and Libyan security personnel battled the attackers together," Clinton said in Washington.
Dabbashi said he did not have an exact number for the Libyan guards who were hit. He paid an emotional tribute to Stevens, who was sent to Libya as opposition forces battled former dictator Muammar Qadaffy
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"The ambassador was a friend of Libya. He was always shoulder-to-shoulder with us when we had to face murder and destruction during the reign of the despot," the Libyan envoy said.