WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- American diplomats in Libya asked for a security team's deployment to be extended in advance of an attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens, officials said.
ABC News reported Lt. Col. Andrew Wood, the leader of a 16-person security detail tasked with guarding the American embassy in Tripoli, said his team was sent home despite a previous request that their 16-month mission be extended. Stevens requested their stay be extended once and the State Department agreed. A second request was never made once that extension expired and the House Oversight Committee is investigating whether Stevens was told not to make the request.