Washington/Tripoli/Cairo, Sep 12: US President Barack Obama has sent a team of 50 marines to Libya after a bloody attack on a US consulate which left American ambassador Christopher Stevens, two marines and a communications officer dead.
The elite team will be sent to guard the compound in Benghazi which was left ravaged by firebombs during the attack. In the aftermath of the riot, looters are understood to have gutted the building.
In a move which ricks inflaming tensions between the Islamic militants and the West, Obama is set to provide 'all necessary resources' to safeguard diplomatic personnel worldwide. This, according to Fox News, includes sending marines into Libya.
The move is particularly radical as Obama chose not to put military personnel on the ground in the North Africa country to help rebels topple Muammar Gaddafi during the revolution last year.
FBI agents will also be sent to investigate the deaths, which they have the power to do if an American dies abroad, an official told CNN.
