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| Yemen parliament rejects US Marines at embassy |
| 2012-09-16 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The Yemeni parliament yesterday said it rejected the presence of US Marines in Sanaa to boost security at the American embassy against any further protests against a US-made film mocking Islam. In a statement, parliament affirmed its "rejection of any form of foreign presence" in Yemen, saying it was up to the government to provide security for foreign embassies. Pentagon front man George Little told news hounds on Friday the United States has deployed a Marine anti-terrorism unit to Sanaa to help protect the American embassy in the face of angry demonstrations. "This is partly as a response to events over the past two days at our embassy in Yemen but it's also in part a precautionary measure," he said. "A FAST (Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team) platoon is now on the ground in Sanaa," with a contingent of about 50 US Marines, Little said. Four people were killed on Thursday when police and protesters clashed near the embassy in a protest against the film produced privately in the United States and deemed insulting to Islam. On Friday, Yemeni security forces fired warning shots, tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters about 500 metres from the embassy compound who burned the American flag and called for the expulsion of the US ambassador. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Reads as if the a FAST contingen of 50 Marines was put on the ground regardless of what the Yemen parliment voted to reject. Someone must have told them to stuff it. Good. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-09-16 13:29 |