Following
protests in Cairo and Libya Tuesday, where a U.S. ambassador and three other
Americans were murdered, hundreds of Muslims gathered outside the U.S. consulate
in Morocco's largest city Casablanca to protest an
anti-Muslim film that reportedly disrespects the prophet Mohammad, according to
an AFP report.
As many as 400
protesters crowded along the consulate walls and chanted anti-U.S. statements,
including "Death to Obama!" At the time of this report, there had been no
reports of violence and the protests were being monitored by a heavy police
presence.
Similar protests
against the film were reportedly held outside the U.S. embassies in Sudan and
Tunisia on Wednesday. theblaze.com
Ambassador Chris
Stevens and the three other Americans died in an attack on the U.S. consulate in
Benghazi by armed protesters angry over a film by a California filmmaker that
ridiculed Islam's Prophet Mohammad. Houston Chronicle In the wake of a
deadly attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya, the Pentagon ordered a team of about
50 Marines to fly to the Libyan capital to beef up security at the embassy
there, according to two U.S. officials. LA Times Hundreds of
protesters gathered in front of the embassy, alternating religious slogans with
chants against the U.S. or President Obama. Some climbed over the wall and tore
down the American flag. csmonitor.com The American
embassies in Algeria and Tunisia also warned of more protests Wednesday,
following attacks by protesters in neighboring Libya. Houston Chronicle An Israeli
filmmaker based in California went into hiding after a YouTube trailer of his
movie attacking Islam's prophet Mohammad sparked angry assaults on U.S. missions
in Egypt and Libya. Huffington Post The two-hour
movie, "Innocence of Muslims," cost $5 million to make and was financed with the
help of more than 100 Jewish donors, said Sam Bacile, who wrote and directed it.
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