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Aerial view of protests in Tahrir
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Protesters smash windows, set fires in U.S. embassy in Tunis
TUNIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Tunisian protesters jumped over the wall of the U.S. embassy compound in Tunis on Friday and broke windows and set fire to trees, a Reuters witness said.
A large fire could be seen burning inside the compound. Police fired teargas at the hundreds of protesters who were demonstrating at the embassy. -
Members of the Islamist Salafis hold up a flag during a demonstration against a film produced in the U.S. that they said was insulting to Prophet Mohammad near the U.S. embassy in Amman, September 14, 2012. The flag reads, "Only one god and Mohammed is his Prophet". REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
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About 200 protesters are burning USA and Israeli flags outside the US embassy in London #antiUSprotests #antiislamfilmby Al Jazeera News via twitter 9/14/2012 2:47:34 PM -
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German Embassy in Khartoum partially in flames following attacks over prophet videoby Sky News Breaking via twitter 9/14/2012 2:53:51 PM -
A still image take from video footage shows demonstrators jumping on the emblem of the German embassy after breaking into the mission's compound in Khartoum September 14, 2012. Sudanese demonstrators broke into the German embassy in Khartoum on Friday, raising an Islamic flag and setting the building on fire in a protest against a film that demeaned the Prophet Mohammad, witnesses said. Police had earlier fired tear gas to try to disperse some 5,000 protesters who had ringed the German embassy and nearby British mission. But a Reuters witness said policemen just stood by when the crowd forced its way into Germany's mission. Employees of Germany's embassy were safe "for the moment", Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in Berlin. REUTERS/Reuters TV
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A protester displays an empty cartridge he collected following clashes with riot police along a road leading to the U.S. embassy, near Tahrir Square in Cairo September 14, 2012. Egyptian protesters angry at a film they say insults Prophet Mohammad hurled stones on Friday at a line of police in Cairo blocking their way to the U.S. embassy, which was attacked earlier this week. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Explosions in southern Damascus
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Smoke rising in southern Damascus
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US sends Marines to Yemen to bolster security
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A platoon of Marines from with the fleet anti-terrorism security team have been sent to Yemen to bolster security at the embassy and are now on the ground in Sanaa, the Pentagon said on Friday.
"This is partly a response to events over the past two days at our embassy in Yemen but it's also in part a precautionary measure," Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters. -
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Tunisian police fire at film protesters attacking U.S. embassy
TUNIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - At least five protesters were wounded when Tunisian police opened fire on Friday to quell an assault on the U.S. embassy compound in the capital Tunis, a Reuters reporter said.
It was not immediately clear if police fired live rounds or rubber bullets. A large fire erupted inside the compound which has been invaded by hundreds of people incensed by a U.S.-made film that demeans the Prophet Mohammad. They smashed windows and set fire to trees. -
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It's totally absurd for representatives of any Western government to condemn the obscure video which is only the latest pretense for the Muslim maniacs to do their thing. The west has been at war with Islam since its sorry inception in the 7th century. It's a demented ideology masquerading as a religion.
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US investigating probation violations by man linked to anti-Islam film
LOS ANGELES, Sept 14 (Reuters) - U.S. probation officials are looking into potential violations of prison release terms by a California man linked to an anti-Islam film that triggered violent protests in Muslim countries, a court spokeswoman said on Friday.
"The U.S. probation office in the central district of California is reviewing the case," said Karen Redmond, spokeswoman for the administrative office of the U.S. Courts.
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Doina Chiacu) -
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Obama orders security review for worldwide diplomatic facilities
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has ordered a security review for U.S. diplomatic facilities worldwide following a deadly attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Friday.
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Sudanese protesters ejected from U.S. embassy-spokesman
KHARTOUM, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Sudanese protesters who clambered over the wall of the U.S. embassy in Khartoum were ejected before they got far into the compound, a U.S. embassy spokesman said.
"They were all expelled. They didn't get far," the spokesman said when asked about the protesters and how far into the grounds they had reached. He said no embassy staff were injured in the incident. -
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Obama to mark return of remains of Americans killed in Libya-W.House
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will go to Andrews Air Force Base on Friday for a ceremony marking the return of the remains of the four Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya, this week, the White House said.
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Protesters set fire to U.S. school in Tunis
TUNIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Protesters set fire to the American School in the Tunisian capital on Friday, after hundreds of people incensed by a U.S.-made film that demeans Prophet Mohammad invaded the U.S. embassy compound and clashed with riot police, a Reuters reporter said.
The school was closed on Friday.
Protesters had earlier set fire to trees in the U.S. embassy compound. "(U.S. President Barack) Obama, Obama, we are all Osamas," the protesters chanted, in reference to the slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. -
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What began as a planned protest against an American movie, turned into a fiery assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Several people were killed in the attack, including an American ambassador who was something of a local hero. Reuters correspondent Hadeel Al-Shalchi explains the events that led to violence and why officials believe it was planned.
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It’s time for Americans and all the allies working with us to come home. I feel sorry for all the innocent people, families, and children who want no part of this violence but in my opinion these people are unstoppable and just plain evil. It's not the entire Islamic community by any means but it's time for us to stop funding these countries until we know for sure that what we are funding is not going to turn into Al Qaeda or Bin Laden. There is no such thing as overnight democracy and we need to get that idealistic nonsense out of our heads and let these people decide what is going to happen for themselves. -
Calling this amateur, hack edited, overdubbed youtube video an "American Film" or "US Anti-Islamic Film" is not doing anyone any favors. 99% of these enraged people have never seen the thing, and probably think it is a major hollywood production. The term 'film' being used by the media is only fueling that perception. Think about the way you are reporting this, and the impact it has around the world.
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Religion of Peace? Not in my book. They are irrational barbarians, to whom this administration continually apologizes. In contrast, can you imagine what this administration would do to Christians if they protested, murdered, and burned flags and buildings every time someone insulted The Lord? I say close the embassies, bring Americans home, and withdraw all aid from Muslim-majority nations, permanently! Let them return to fighting among themselves.
UAE's Israel deal met with Arab dismay but quiet welcome in Gulf
JERUSALEM From cries of "betrayal" to fears about "falling dominoes", the deal making the United Arab Emirates the third Arab state to forge ties with Israel stirred anger and dismay around the Middle East, but a cautious welcome from the UAE's Gulf allies.