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US Official Killed In Libya Prophet Protest

An American is reportedly killed in an attack on a US consulate in Libya,

 over a film that is said to insult the Prophet Mohammed.

Wednesday 12 September 2012

 

Video: US Official Dies In Prophet Protest

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  After scaling the embassy walls, a large US flag is pulled down from the complex.
  

  
  
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  A crowd gathers outside the embassy.
  

  
  
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  Protesters tear the flag apart.
  

  
  
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  The flag was later burned.
  

  
  
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  Other attacks were to follow in Libya.
  

  
  
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  A protester waves a flag above the embassy's entrance.
  

  
  
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  One Egyptian holds a sign that reads in Arabic 
  "I sacrifice my soul for God's prophet".
  

  
  
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  Demonstrators pray outside the embassy during the protest.
  

  
  
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  A black flag inscribed with the Muslim profession of belief is raised
  

  
  
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  The profession of belief says: "There is no God but God and Mohammed
   is the prophet of God".
  

  
  
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  Egyptian riot police stand guard as protesters climb down from the wall.
  

  
  
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  The action was over a video produced by expatriate members of 
  Egypt's Christian minority resident in the US.
  

  
  
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  People shout slogans and light flares in front of the embassy
  

  
  
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  Protesters wear masks in front of graffiti on the embassy wall.
  

  
  
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  In Libya the US consulate in Benghazi was attacked.
  

  
  
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Gallery: Prophet Protests At US Embassy

A US official has been killed and others wounded in Libya as an armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam attacked the US consulate in Benghazi.

Libya's Supreme Security Committee spokesman said: "One American staff member has died and a number have been injured in the clashes."

But Abdel Monem al Hurr said he did not know the exact number of injured. 
Armed gunmen attacked the compound on Tuesday evening, clashing with Libyan security forces before the latter withdrew as they came under heavy fire.
Reporters on the scene said they could see looters raiding the compound, walking off with desks, chairs and washing machines.

Libya's deputy interior minister Wanis al Sharef said that other staff members were evacuated "and are safe and sound".
In the Egyptian capital, Cairo, earlier, protesters climbed the walls of the US embassy, tore down the American flag and burned it.

The protests were sparked by outrage over a video being promoted by an extreme anti-Muslim Egyptian Christian campaigner in the US, which the demonstrators says insults the Prophet Mohammed.

The US condemned the attack in Benghazi, amid reports that the mission had been set on fire and targeted with rocket-propelled grenades.

Efforts are being stepped up to protect officials around the world

"We can confirm that our office in Benghazi, Libya, has been attacked by a group of militants," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she had called the Libyan president to coordinate more protection for Americans in Libya.

"Some have sought to justify this vicious behaviour as a response to inflammatory material posted on the internet," she said.

Protesters wear Guy Fawkes masks in Cairo

"The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation.
"But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind."

Mr al Hurr said the grenades were fired from a nearby farm at the building.
Security forces and the interior ministry were trying to contain the situation, he added.
The film apparently depicts Mohammed as a fraud, showing him having sex and calling for massacres.

Many Muslims consider any depiction of the prophet to be offensive.
But officials said it remained unclear whether the two protests in Benghazi and Cairo had been coordinated or whether they were linked.
"We cannot confirm any connection between these incidents," said a senior State Department official, asking to remain anonymous.

(sky.com)
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