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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Demonstrations and clashes spread worldwide by the film of Muhammad


Many people demonstrated Friday in several countries to express their opposition to anti-Islamic film considered 'The innocence of Muslims'. In Libya, the Pope's visit has caused clashes between the Lebanese army and protesters, which have left at least one dead and dozens injured. The U.S. embassies in Sudan, Yemen, Tunisia and Egypt have been attacked and has required the intervention of the security forces. Muhammad satire of the American film "The innocence of the Muslims' has led a group of protesters has faced in Cairo (Egypt) Police blocking access to the U.S. embassy, ​​previously attacked this week. Some of the protesters have raised green and black banners with Koranic verses. The crowd has been formed by a heterogeneous mixture, including traditional bearded Islamists 'gallabiya', but mostly it consists of jeans and t-shirts youth. Riot police have used tear gas and back have thrown stones at the demonstrators. Security forces had tried to evacuate Tahrir Square before the protest called by the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's most influential group that has supported the new president, Mohamed Mursi. "Before the police were attacked by Obama," shouted one protester blaming Barack Obama and the American government of insulting the prophet. Precisely U.S. President Obama reminded his Egyptian counterpart Mursi "the importance of complying with its international obligations and ensure the security of diplomatic missions and their personnel." Moreover, Obama has reiterated his refusal to "efforts to denigrate Islam", while said "there is no justification for carrying out acts of violence against innocents or acts that endanger personnel and U.S. facilities". It has also ordered a review of security in all diplomatic facilities worldwide, as reported by his spokesman, Jay Carney. Meanwhile, Mursi has expressed his condolences for the "tragic loss of life" that caused the attack on Tuesday against the U.S. consulate in the city of Benghazi, located in eastern Libya. Furthermore, he asserted that "Egypt will honor its international obligations". In Lebanon, in the city of Tripoli, protests against the anti-Islamic film of U.S. origin and the Pope's visit to the country have left at least one person dead and several injured. The deceased at the government headquarters is one of the participants of the rally. Two of the injured were also part of the protest. A Reuters reporter at the demonstrations witnessed hundreds of demonstrators responded by stoning the gun shots and tear gas fired by security forces. The demonstrators chanted "We want the Pope" and "Stop the insults against Islam". The incidents have taken place during the apostolic visit of the Holy Father is doing in Lebanon as part of the signing and publication of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops.

A platoon of MARINES IN YEMEN tightens security

Meanwhile, in Yemen security forces have been firing warning shots and have used water cannons against hundreds of protesters concentrated in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Friday, a day after protesters attacked the building. The military police and the Yemeni army have had to block all roads leading to the U.S. Embassy, ​​but protesters have continued to focus, carrying banners and chanting slogans against the film 'The innocence of Muslims'."Today is your last day ambassador" and "America is the devil", were some of the banners. Before these attacks, the United States has sent a squad of Marines from Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security to Yemen to strengthen the security of the Embassy, ​​as reported by the Pentagon. "This is partly a response to the events of the last two days in our embassy in Yemen but also partly as a precaution," reported the Pentagon spokesman George Little.

LAS protests spread through Europe and Africa

Protests against the anti-Islamic film have spread across various European and African countries. In Brussels the U.S. embassy staff has been "asked to leave" his position as a precaution and the European Capital Police have tightened security in the area. In Africa there have been incidents in both Tunisia and Nigeria and Sudan.In the Tunisian capital many protesters have set fire to the American School after having invaded the grounds of the U.S. embassy and clashed with riot police have. Clashes that have left three demonstrators dead and 28 wounded, as confirmed by the Tunisian state television. Meanwhile, a group of Nigerian soldiers have been firing live ammunition in the city of Jos to disperse demonstrators protesting against satire figure of Muhammad. The Nigerian Police has ordered a security alert around the clock to all embassies and the U.S. Embassy in Abuja has issued a warning to its citizens in Nigeria, where radical Islamist sect Boko Haram has killed hundreds of people in their insurgency against the Nigerian government. In Sudan, the police had to use tear gas to stop protesters who tried to approach the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum. At least three protesters were killed to be run over by cars of the authorities, as reported by Al Jazeera. An embassy spokesman has said that all protesters were expelled from inside the embassy. "They did not get very far," he asserted. He has also stated that no member of the embassy staff was injured in the assault. Hours before the incident, the protesters had managed to break into the German Embassy in Khartoum, an Islamic flag hoisting and setting fire to the building, according to several eyewitnesses.

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