The attack on the Libyan consulate, as it happened10:15-10:45 p.m.: The attackers enter the compound and begin firing into the main building, setting it on fire. Mission security and Libyan guards respond.
10:45 p.m.: U.S. security personnel try to take back the main building, but they come under heavy fire and return to the mission annex, where 25 to 30 people are holed up.
11:20 p.m.: U.S. and Libyan security personnel again try to take back the main building, this time successfully. They evacuate the rest of the personnel.
12 midnight: The mission annex comes under fire, which continues for about two hours. Two Americans are killed, (former SEALs) and two others are wounded.
3 a.m. Wednesday (9 p.m. ET Tuesday): The fighting is over, and U.S. and Libyan security forces regain control of the compound.
NBC news report. Hmm. I want to hear from the people who were inside. Would be nice if someone followed up on the Reuters story. It clearly explains how they were evacuated, how they left the airport, recovering the body from the hospital. I don’t see the same details or named officials in the NBC article.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444165804578008411144721162.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
This article also talks about an “American security team” that arrived in Benghazi and showed the Libyan team how to get to the safe house.
http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8KCMYB20120912?pageNumber=3&virtualBrandChannel=0
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/12/libya-ambassador-idUSL5E8KCAQA20120912
Another 2 articles that talk about commandos