TODAY   |  October 11, 2012

Another attack on US embassy as Libya debate brews

A gunman opened fire outside a US embassy in Yemen, killing the Yemeni chief of security. The attack comes as a House committee investigating the Benghazi assault hears from two men who testified they had repeatedly asked for more security. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports.

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>>> another attack outside a u.s. embassy . this time in yemen's capital city of sanaa killing the yemeni chief. a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire and then took off. according to officials, the attack appears to be typical of al qaeda . meantime, last month's deadly assault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, is stirring a fiery debate on capitol hill . a house committee investigating the attack heard from two men who had protected ambassador chris stevens before he was killed in that raid. they testified that they repeatedly requested more security but were turned down. meantime, senior state department official patrick kennedy fumed when asked if the white house had put pressure on him to avoid calling it terrorism.