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Libya / US Consulate Bombing / The Evidence #1031828

CNN Evening News for Tuesday, Oct 02, 2012
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The background to the planning for a US response to the terrorists who attacked the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, introduced; details given of House allegations about the administration's initial explanation for the attack on September 11, 2012 and the need for more security.

(Studio: Anderson Cooper, Arwa Damon) A look at the consulate buildings, how easy access was to the buildings for CNN reporters, how material was taken away, what could have been seen by investigators, the one hole in the main building, the lack of heavy security, how it was a "soft target" presented and discussed; photos of the outside and inside of the buildings shown. [CNN security contributor Fran TOWNSEND†- explains why investigators have to go there to look at the evidence even if the crime scene has been rifled through; comments on the US setting up a "target package"; notes the sense of outrage about the lack of security.]

Reporter(s):
Cooper, Anderson;
Arwa, Anderson Cooper,
Duration:
00:12:10

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