FBI Team Heading to Lebanon
Set to investigate Beirut bombing
[Updated at 1:33 p.m. ET] A team from the FBI is going to Lebanon to assist in the investigation, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Monday.
[Posted at 9:13 p.m. ET] Lebanon's top intelligence official was going to be briefed about threats made my text message, a member of parliament told CNN on Monday.
The meeting was scheduled for the afternoon. But Wissam Al-Hassan never made it. He had been killed in a Beirut car bombing.
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How long did it take them to get a team to Benghazi again? What, do they just prioritize attacks on foreign officials?