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CBS News<\/a> After being sued under Freedom of Information (FOIA) law, the State Department released its first photos Thursday showing the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attacks on Benghazi.<\/p>\n According to the watchdog group Judicial Watch, which filed the lawsuit against the government, the seven photos \u201cseem to depict portions of the so-called \u2018Special Mission Compound\u2019 in Benghazi, including: what appears to be a burned and ransacked building; at least two burned vehicles; and Arabic graffiti with militant Islamist slogans.\u201d<\/p>\n On their face, the photos seem to provide no great revelations. Nonetheless, the images are the first ones provided by the State Department under FOIA and only after Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit. It\u2019s unclear why the State Department previously withheld the images from public disclosure.<\/p>\n Read More<\/a><\/p>\n <!– <\/p>\n –><\/p>\n This article was posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 4:29 pm<\/p>\n Tags: terrorism<\/a>, war<\/a><\/p>\n
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