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September 14, 2012, Friday
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Demonstrators attacked US embassies in Yemen and Egypt yesterday in protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam as American warships headed to Libya after the death of the US ambassador there in related violence earlier in the week.
Hundreds of Yemeni demonstrators broke through the main gate of the heavily fortified compound in eastern Sanaa, shouting: "We sacrifice ourselves for you, Messenger of God." Earlier they smashed windows of security offices outside the embassy and burned cars.
A security source said one person died and at least 15 people were wounded, some by bullets. An embassy spokesman said its personnel were reported to be safe.
In Egypt, protesters hurled stones at a police cordon around the US embassy in central Cairo after climbing into the embassy and tearing down the American flag. The state news agency said 13 people were injured in violence which erupted on Wednesday night after protests on Tuesday.
Islamist gunmen staged a military-style assault on the US consulate and a safe house refuge in Benghazi in eastern Libya on Tuesday. US ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans died in the attack, carried out with guns, mortars and grenades. Eight Libyans were injured.
US President Barack Obama vowed to "bring to justice" those responsible and the US military moved two navy destroyers toward the Libyan coast, in what a US official said was a move to give the administration flexibility for any future action against Libyan targets.
Obama said security was being increased at US diplomatic posts around the world. The US consulate in Berlin was partially evacuated yesterday after an employee fell ill on opening a suspicious envelope.
Police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, stopped a march by people who chanted slogans and burned a US flag in protest at the provocative American film that depicts the Islamic prophet Muhammad in disrespectful ways.
Guards and police special forces were seen carrying assault rifles outside the US Embassy in the Philippine capital of Manila.
Indonesia's government has condemned the film, "Innocence of Muslims," but there has been no public reaction so far in the world's most populous Muslim nation, even though it is prone to large protests. Officials called on Indonesians to stay calm.
The US Embassy in the Indonesian capital Jakarta issued a security message to American citizens advising them to pay close attention to their surroundings and to avoid large crowds.
Indonesia's government asked Google, which owns YouTube, to help block online access to the film, said Gatot Dewabroto, a Communication Ministry spokesman. It was available yesterday morning, but could not be viewed by the afternoon.
"The movie has hurt Muslims all over the world deeply. They deliberately wanted to make Muslims angry," said Amidan Shaberah, a prominent cleric at the influential Indonesian Ulema Council.
The attack in Libya came on the 11th anniversary of al-Qaida's attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
The attackers were part of a mob blaming America for the film that portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a womanizer, a homosexual and a child abuser.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called the making of the movie a "devilish act" but said he was certain those involved in its production were a tiny minority.
The US embassy in Kabul appealed to Afghan leaders for help in "maintaining calm" and Afghanistan ordered YouTube shut down so Afghans would not be able to see the film.
Hundreds of Yemeni demonstrators broke through the main gate of the heavily fortified compound in eastern Sanaa, shouting: "We sacrifice ourselves for you, Messenger of God." Earlier they smashed windows of security offices outside the embassy and burned cars.
A security source said one person died and at least 15 people were wounded, some by bullets. An embassy spokesman said its personnel were reported to be safe.
In Egypt, protesters hurled stones at a police cordon around the US embassy in central Cairo after climbing into the embassy and tearing down the American flag. The state news agency said 13 people were injured in violence which erupted on Wednesday night after protests on Tuesday.
Islamist gunmen staged a military-style assault on the US consulate and a safe house refuge in Benghazi in eastern Libya on Tuesday. US ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans died in the attack, carried out with guns, mortars and grenades. Eight Libyans were injured.
US President Barack Obama vowed to "bring to justice" those responsible and the US military moved two navy destroyers toward the Libyan coast, in what a US official said was a move to give the administration flexibility for any future action against Libyan targets.
Obama said security was being increased at US diplomatic posts around the world. The US consulate in Berlin was partially evacuated yesterday after an employee fell ill on opening a suspicious envelope.
Police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, stopped a march by people who chanted slogans and burned a US flag in protest at the provocative American film that depicts the Islamic prophet Muhammad in disrespectful ways.
Guards and police special forces were seen carrying assault rifles outside the US Embassy in the Philippine capital of Manila.
Indonesia's government has condemned the film, "Innocence of Muslims," but there has been no public reaction so far in the world's most populous Muslim nation, even though it is prone to large protests. Officials called on Indonesians to stay calm.
The US Embassy in the Indonesian capital Jakarta issued a security message to American citizens advising them to pay close attention to their surroundings and to avoid large crowds.
Indonesia's government asked Google, which owns YouTube, to help block online access to the film, said Gatot Dewabroto, a Communication Ministry spokesman. It was available yesterday morning, but could not be viewed by the afternoon.
"The movie has hurt Muslims all over the world deeply. They deliberately wanted to make Muslims angry," said Amidan Shaberah, a prominent cleric at the influential Indonesian Ulema Council.
The attack in Libya came on the 11th anniversary of al-Qaida's attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
The attackers were part of a mob blaming America for the film that portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a womanizer, a homosexual and a child abuser.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called the making of the movie a "devilish act" but said he was certain those involved in its production were a tiny minority.
The US embassy in Kabul appealed to Afghan leaders for help in "maintaining calm" and Afghanistan ordered YouTube shut down so Afghans would not be able to see the film.
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