Benghazi, Libya.  The U.S. ambassador (J. Christopher Stevens) and three staff members at the American Consulate were killed on Tuesday following an attack by ultraconservative Islamist protesters.

The staff members were killed after they returned to the Consulate to help other staff members evacuate according to Fox News.

The Islamist protesters are angry over a film that is critical of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

Dozens of protesters climbed the walls of the Consulate.  After taking down the American flag, they tried to burn it.  Unable to do so they then tore it apart and replaced the flag with a black flag with a Muslim statement…”There is no god but God and Muhammad is his prophet”.

Source US ambassador to Libya, 3 American staff members killed in attack | Fox News.