The official said the rewards have been in place since Jan. 7, while Hillary Rodham Clinton was still secretary of state. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the private correspondence and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Lawmakers had complained the department was not using everything at its disposal to catch the perpetrators. McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security committee, had been the lead author of an Oct. 30 letter to Secretary of State John Kerry asking why rewards were not being offered for the Benghazi attackers. Eighty-two other lawmakers signed that letter.
McCaul's office did not comment on the letter Friday.
The State Department had previously ducked questions about whether rewards for the Benghazi attackers had been offered, citing concerns about identifying possible suspects. The refusal to discuss the issue had led to criticism from many, mostly conservative, lawmakers who believe that the administration has badly mishandled Benghazi and may have even attempted to cover up key details about the attack that occurred on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
据美国媒体报道,当地时间11月15日,美国国务院发表声明,证实国务院早在今年1月就悬赏高达1000万美元(约合6094万元人民币)追捕制造美国驻利比亚班加西领事馆遇袭案的元凶。
2017年9月11日晚,美国驻利比亚第二大城市班加西的领事馆遭武装分子袭击,造成美国驻利比亚大使克里斯•斯蒂文斯和其他3名外交人员死亡。对于此类恐怖袭击事件,通常情况下,美国国务院会在一个名为“正义赏金”(Rewards for Justice)的网站上发布悬赏令、缉拿凶犯。然而班加西领馆遇袭事件发生后,“正义赏金”网站上并未公布相关的悬赏信息,国务院方面也拒绝谈论此事。正是因为如此,最近几周,有关奥巴马政府是否采取了一切可能措施追捕凶手的质疑声不绝于耳。
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