Middle East
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Author: The Guardian
14 Sep 2012
Islamist militia braces for reprisals as Libyan anger mounts over US deaths
The black flag of the Islamist Ansar al-Sharia militia continued to flutter over its base in downtown Benghazi, but the garrison was nervous, braced for reprisals after the killing of the US ambassador to Libya on Tuesday night. Many in Benghazi say Sharia played a part in the storming of the US consulate that left four Americans dead.