Mr. Charles thought the mortar attack was an ambush. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhen Mr. Edwards found Mr. Woods, he was still alive. Mr. Edwards said that if they had stayed at the base, Mr. Geist and Mr. Ubben would probably have died. At the airport, Mr. Charles said, he learned from two of the militia members that an American was at the hospital. A Libyan commander suggested that the Americans retrieve the ambassador’s body, but Mr. Edwards, who was the top C.I.A.

Source: New York Times October 10, 2017 20:19 UTC