"The Government of Nepal is deeply shocked to hear the death of US Ambassador Mr Chris Stevens and other diplomats in a terrorist attack on the Consulate of the United States of America in Benghazi, Libya," said a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday. [break]
Stevens and three other embassy staffers were killed by an armed Islamist mob that stormed and set the consulate building on fire on September 12.
"While offering heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and the Government of the United States of America, the Government of Nepal condemns the heinous and dastardly crime committed by the terrorists in Benghazi yesterday [Wednesday]," said the MoFA statement.
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