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Egyptian protesters, police continue to clash near U.S. Embassy
As Egypt's security forces fired tear gas Thursday to disperse rock-throwing crowds near the U.S. Embassy here, President Mohamed Morsi condemned attacks on American missions in his country and Libya.Two days after protesters scaled the embassy's walls to take down the U.S. flag, hundreds of people clashed with security forces in downtown Cairo. As the scuffles have continued throughout the day, about 70 people have been injured, among them members of security forces, according to the state-run news agency. The protests purportedly were initially sparked by anger over a video produced in the United States that many Muslims deem insulting to the prophet Muhammad and Islam. On Thursday, live video from Cairo showed hundreds of protesters chanting as they charged at security forces on the outskirts of the embassy: "With our soul, our blood, well sacrifice ourselves for you, prophet." But unlike earlier in the week, the protesters clashing with security forces on Thursday were primarily street youths and so-called soccer hooligans with no clear political affiliation. Security forces managed to push the protesters away toward the outskirts of Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 18-day uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak early last year. Despite the ongoing violence, the Muslim Brotherhood continued to call for peaceful protests across Egypt on Friday to denounce the film. Posted by: tipper 2012-09-13 |
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