State media said the strike would come at midnight Wednesday, though the state outlets often deliver misinformation and witnesses in Benghazi disputed the claim.

利比亚官方媒体说，将于周三午夜发动袭击，不过利比亚官方媒体机构经常发布错误消息，而身处班加西的多个目击证人也对这一消息表示怀疑。

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Another Chinese student from Boston University, Zhou Danling, was also injured in the bombing but was in stable condition after being treated at the Boston Medical Center, state media said on Wednesday.

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In a letter to South African President Jacob Zuma released by Syrian state media on Wednesday, he said Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa should push for a political solution to the crisis.

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However, Syria's military said Wednesday and again Thursday in state-run media that Israel had struck at a defense research facility near the capital of Damascus, killing two workers and injuring five others.

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