President Obama speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Las Vegas. (Isaac Brekken / Getty Images / September 12, 2012)
By Kathleen Hennessey
September 12, 2012, 7:32 p.m.
LAS VEGAS -- Speaking at a raucous campaign rally in Las Vegas, President Obama vowed to seek justice for those responsible for killing diplomats in an attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya and issued a stern warning to enemies of the United States.
We want to send a message to all around the world who would do us harm. No act of violence will shake the resolve of the United States of America, Obama said to a cheering crowd estimated at 8,000 people. I want to assure you we will bring their killers to justice.
Obama spoke hours after his administration confirmed the death of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and Foreign Service officer Sean Smith. The men were two of four killed after protesters attacked and set fire to the consulate in Benghazi. The mob was reportedly angered by an anti-Islamic film promo circulated on the Internet and made in the U.S.
Obama on Libya attacks: 'We will bring their killers to justice' - latimes.com