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U.S. Embassy in Yemen stormed; new protests reported at other embassies

9.13.12


"The U.S. Embassy in Yemen was briefly breached by protesters on Thursday, and American diplomatic compounds throughout the Muslim world remained on high alert, as outrage spread over a mysterious anti-Muslim film apparently made in the United States. Witnesses said hundreds of people stormed the embassy in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, breaking through the outer security perimeter and setting fire to a building before being driven back by Yemeni security forces. Meanwhile, clashes continued for a third day outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, and smaller protests were reported in front of diplomatic offices in Tunisia and Bangladesh."


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