SI OTM SEDANG IN ACTION --- In [email protected], "Bukan Pedanda" <bukan.pedanda@...> wrote: > > > BBC News Africa > > 13 September 2012 Last updated at 10:57 GMT > US embassy in Yemen stormed in film protest > > Protesters angered by an anti-Islam film made in the US have stormed the > grounds of the American embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. > > Police shot in the air in an attempt to hold back the crowds, but failed to > prevent them gaining access to the compound and setting fire to vehicles. > > Security forces have now regained control of the compound. > > On Tuesday, the US ambassador to Libya was killed in a fire started after the > US consulate in Benghazi was stormed. > > US officials say they are investigating whether the attack in Libya was > planned, citing suspicions that a militant jihadist group may have > co-ordinated the violence. > > Three other US consul staff and several Libyans died in that attack, along > with Ambassador J Christopher Stevens, who is believed to have died from > smoke inhalation. > > Security force reinforcements in Sanaa used tear gas, water cannon and live > fire to drive back protesters. > > "We can see a fire inside the compound and security forces are firing in the > air. The demonstrators are fleeing and then charging back," one witness told > the Reuters news agency. > > The crowd has been pushed out of the compound, but protests are reported to > be continuing outside. There were reports of injuries on both sides, although > Reuters carried a statement from the embassy saying there were none. > > It was not immediately clear whether the embassy was occupied at the time. > There are reports that embassy staff have been moved to a safer location. > 'Duty to protect' > > There have also been clashes over the past three days in the Egyptian > capital, Cairo. > > On Wednesday, demonstrators in Cairo angry at the film - Innocence of Muslims > - breached the walls of the US embassy and tore down the flag. The clashes, > which began on Tuesday, continued in the early hours of Thursday morning. > > The interior ministry says 16 people were injured overnight - 13 of them > members of the security forces. Two police vehicles were burnt out and 12 > protesters were arrested, they said. > > President Mohammed Mursi has appealed for calm, saying Egyptians "reject any > kind of assault or insult" against the Prophet Muhammad. > > "I condemn and oppose all who... insult our prophet. [But] it is our duty to > protect our guests and visitors from abroad," he said in a statement > broadcast by state media. > > "I call on everyone to take that into consideration, to not violate Egyptian > law... to not assault embassies." > > In other developments: > > Iranians chanting anti-US and anti-Israel slogans stage a protest outside > the Swiss embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran, which represents US > interests > A small protest takes place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, demanding that the > film-maker be punished > Unrest is also reported in Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia > Pakistani police say they "expect some protests" at the US embassy in > Islamabad and are preparing to deal with them, the AFP news agency reports > Security has been increased at US embassies and consulates around the > world; US officials say a marine anti-terrorism team is being deployed to > Libya and two destroyers to the Libyan coast as a precautionary measure > US President Barack Obama has vowed to work with the Libyan authorities > to bring those behind the Benghazi attack to justice > Mr Obama has held phone conversations with Mr Mursi and Libyan President > Muhammad Magarief > Libyan officials have condemned the attack and pledged to investigate > > The obscure film which has sparked anger, called Innocence of Muslims, was > shot in the US. Some of those involved have since condemned it, and said they > had no idea it was to be used as anti-Islam propaganda. > > Comments referring to Muhammad appear to have been dubbed on, not spoken by > actors. > > Little is known about the origins of the film, including the man named as Sam > Bacile whom is reported as being behind its production. > > Are you in the area? Have you witnessed demonstrations in Sanaa? You can get > in touch using the form below: > > Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@... or text them to 61124 (UK) or > +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload > here. > > Read the terms and conditions > More Africa stories > > An exterior view of the U.S. consulate, which was attacked and set on > fire by gunmen yesterday, in Benghazi September 12, 2012US to investigate > Libya attack > > Washington is investigating whether the attack that killed the US > ambassador in Libya was planned by militants, officials say. > Zimbabwean PM wins marriage case > New monkey identified in Africa > > BBC > > BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read > more. >
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