Egyptians Angry at Film Scale U.S. Embassy Walls

Reuters
September 11, 2012

Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Tuesday and pulled down the American flag during a protest over what they said was a film being produced in the United States that insulted Prophet Mohammad, witnesses said.

This video from YouTube shows demonstrators clamoring outside Cairo’s U.S. Embassy

In place of the U.S. flag, the protesters tried to raise a black flag with the words “There is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his messenger”, a Reuters reporter said.

Once the U.S. flag was hauled down, protesters tore it up, with some showing off small pieces to television cameras. Then others burned remains.

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This article was posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 1:10 pm

Tags: foreign affairs

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