Wednesday, September 12, 2012

US Diplomatic Offices Attacked In Egypt, Libya. UPDATE: U.S. Ambassador For Libya Killed


U.S. Missions Stormed In Libya, Egypt -- Wall Street Journal

Film Depicting Prophet Mohamed in Flesh Spurs Rocket Attack in Benghazi; 'Islam Is a Cancer,' Filmmaker Says

Demonstrators attacked a U.S. consulate in Libya and breached the walls of the American Embassy in Cairo, mounting angry protests over a film by a U.S. producer that portrays the Prophet Muhammad as a womanizer, pedophile and fraud.

The movie, "Innocence of Muslims," was directed and produced by an Israeli-American real-estate developer who characterized it as a political effort to call attention to the hypocrisies of Islam. It has been promoted by Terry Jones, the Florida pastor whose burning of Qurans previously sparked deadly riots around the world.

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More News On US Diplomatic Offices Attacked In Egypt, Libya

U.S. diplomatic offices attacked in Egypt, Libya over film negative of Muslim prophet -- CBS/AP
Protesters attack U.S. Embassy in Cairo, consulate in Libya -- Washington Post
Obscure Film Mocking Muslim Prophet Sparks Anti-U.S. Protests in Egypt and Libya -- New York Times
Protests in Cairo and Benghazi over American film -- The Guardian
American killed in attack on US Consulate in Libya, security official says, following Egyptian protest at US embassy -- FOX News/AP

US Consulate Employee Killed In Libya Attack -- Al Jazeera
American shot dead in Libyan attack on U.S. Consulate -- USA Today
Libya reports employee at U.S. consulate killed during protests, U.S. official says -- CNN

Egypt protesters pull down U.S. flag at embassy in Cairo -- L.A. Times
Cairo embassy protesters tear down Stars and Stripes to replace it with Islamist flag -- The Australian/AP
Angry Egypt Protesters Tear Down US Embassy Flag -- Voice of America
Egypt protesters breach US embassy over 'insulting' film -- BBC

UPDATE: U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack -- Reuters

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