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U.S. sets its aim on killers of envoy

Planning focus: Capture or slay

By ERIC SCHMITT AND DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK THE NEW YORK Times

Posted: October 3, 2012 at 5:49 a.m.

The United States is laying the groundwork for operations to kill or capture militants suspected in the attack on a diplomatic mission in Libya that led to the death of the U.S. ambassador three weeks ago, senior military and counterterrorism officials said Tuesday.

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