Protesters have marched on US embassies across the Middle East over a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad.
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September 13th, 2012
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September 13th, 2012
Protests against an anti-Islam film made in the US have spread across the Middle East and North Africa.
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September 13th, 2012
Hundreds of Yemenis managed to break through the main gate of the US Embassy compound, where they smashed windows and set cars alight.
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September 13th, 2012
Protests in Cairo spread to Tahrir Square today as Salafi protestors were joined by violent football fans, Ultras Ahlawy. But can these two days of violence really all be because of a film?
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September 13th, 2012
Police in California are keeping a protective watch over the makers of the anti-Islamic video who fear for their safety amid surging violence across the Arab world.
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September 13th, 2012
Hundreds of protesters storm the U.S. Embassy compound in the capital Sanaa, chanting "death to America." They removed the embassy's sign on the outer wall, set tires ablaze and pelted the compound with rocks. Protesters smashed windows as they breached the embassy perimeter, although they did not enter the main building housing the offices.
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September 13th, 2012
The U.S. has increased embassy security worldwide after the assault that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens and three other consular officials, and violent protests at U.S. embassies in Egypt and Yemen.
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September 13th, 2012
Terry Jones, the controversial Florida pastor who is promoting the Innocence of Muslims film that sparked the anti-US protests in Libya and Egypt, rejected criticism of his involvement, although he said he “regretted” the loss of life at the US consulate in Benghazi.
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September 13th, 2012
Up to 500 people protested in Tehran on Thursday over an anti-Islam film made in the United States, chanting "Death to America!" and death to the movie's director, an AFP photographer at the scene said.
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September 13th, 2012
A terminally ill man took his own life after watching a TV show about euthanasia by Alzheimer's sufferer Sir Terry Pratchett, his heart-broken wife has revealed.