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U.S. intelligence cable warned the American Embassy in Cairo of possible violence in response to Arabic-language broadcasts 5 weeks early


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7:41 PM - 17 Sep 12 · Details

Intel agencies warned U.S. Embassy in Egypt of possible violence

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By Mark Hosenball and Tabassum Zakaria
WASHINGTON | Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:19pm EDT
(Reuters) - A U.S. intelligence cable warned the American Embassy in Cairo of possible violence in response to Arabic-language broadcasts of clips from an anti-Muslim film, U.S. government sources said on Monday.
The cable, dispatched from Washington on September 10, the day before protests erupted, advised the embassy the broadcasts could provoke violence. It did not direct specific measures to upgrade security, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
However, under standard diplomatic procedures, Egyptian government officials and security forces were notified of U.S. concerns, since host governments are responsible for ensuring the security of foreign diplomatic missions on their soil, the sources said.
Copies of the cable were not sent to other U.S. outposts in the region, including the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, where violence took the life of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The ties between the Benghazi violence and the crude anti-Muslim film are still unclear.
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