Two defendants were mere `` foot soldiers , '' their legal advocate says . The two men are accused of being part of a group that plotted to attack the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and then kill Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. They asked him to cut the conversation short . '' FBI investigating Somali militants ' recruiting effort in immigrant communities in U.S . The militant group in Africa has ties to al Qaeda .
Two defendants were mere `` foot soldiers , '' their legal advocate says . The two men are accused of being part of a group that plotted to attack the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and then kill Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. FBI investigating Somali militants ' recruiting effort in immigrant communities in U.S . The militant group in Africa has ties to al Qaeda .