The U.S. government is preparing for day 4 of protests in Cairo, Egypt and other parts of the Middle East as more people grow angry of the U.S.-produced film mocking the Prophet Muhammad. Police are blocking the road that leads to the U.S. Embassy. Many angry demonstrators are blaming the U.S. government and want an official apology from President Obama over the film, “The Innocence of Muslims.” Click below to read more.
Many protesters have begun to take to the streets in Cairo and more protesters are expected to gather in Tahrir Square following Friday’s prayers. Police are lined up on the far side of the square, guarding the road that leads to the U.S. Embassy.
The Muslim Brotherhood had announced that it has canceled their nationwide protests. The group had previously had called for peaceful protests after Friday prayers in front of Mosques in all cities across Egypt “in response to the insults to the religious beliefs and the Prophet.”
Overnight, police in riot gear launched tear gas canisters into the sea of violent protesters, who were lighting fireworks, throwing stones and Molotov cocktails in return.
Many angry demonstrators are blaming the U.S. government for the film, “The Innocence of Muslims,” and they want an official apology from President Obama.
A U.S. intelligence bulletin warned Thursday that the violent outrage aimed at U.S. embassies spawned by the movie could be spread to America by extremist groups eager to “exploit anger.”
On Thursday, the State Department identified the other two Americans killed in this week’s attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said they were Tyrone S. Woods and Glen A. Doherty, former Navy SEALs who provided security at the consulate.
