Shots fired as Yemen police disperse angry crowds flocking to US Embassy

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Published time: September 14, 2012 11:15
Edited time: September 14, 2012 21:32

Yemeni protesters burn a US flag during a demonstration at a street leading to the US embassy in Sanaa on September 14, 2012 against a film mocking Islam. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

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Yemeni police deployed water cannons and fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse a crowd of protesters massed near the US embassy in Sanaa, the capital city. Embassy employees are reportedly in transit to a secure location.

Witnesses said that the crowd turned into a stampede as they attempted to flee.

Freelance journalist Joe Sheffer has reported that ambulances have arrived at the eastern entrance of the embassy.

The police actions were a response to demonstrators’ attempts to storm the US embassy, media reports said.

Earlier Friday, Yemeni police and army personnel blocked off streets leading to the embassy as angry demonstrators gathered nearby. The protesters brandished signs and chanted anti-American slogans. They marked the second day of anti-US public outrage in the country over an amateur anti-Islamic film.

The US has sent a marine security team to Yemen to deal with the aftermath of the embassy attack.

Four protesters were killed and 15 others were injured during yesterday’s protest in Sanaa. Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi condemned the violence, and promised to launch an investigation into the killing.

AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais

Yemeni protesters shout slogans during a demonstration at a street leading to the US embassy in Sanaa on September 14, 2012 against a film mocking Islam. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

A Yemeni protester holds a slogan praising Prophet Mohammed as he walks past burning tyres at a crossroad leading to the US embassy during a demonstration against a film mocking Islam in Sanaa on September 14, 2012. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

Yemeni protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by riot police during a demonstration against a film mocking Islam at a crossroad leading to the US embassy in Sanaa on September 14, 2012. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

Yemeni riot policemen stand guard during a demonstration against a film mocking Islam at a crossroad leading to the US embassy in Sanaa on September 14, 2012. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

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Ricky1962 15.09.2012 18:36

Tornuggleman (unregistered) wrote in #10
Again, again, again....
The ugly face of this pedofileworshiping cult of islam appears anywere these very agressive and allways vicious members settle.
They have been fighting for 2000 years.
And now we allow these uncivilised tribesmen to settle in the world outside their own peculiar and hating countrys.
Our polititians are asking for trouble.
The amount of rapes in Sweden have increased from 20 to 2500 every year since these hoerrible cultmembers were let in to Sweden.
The human cost and sacrifise does not meen anything to these illiturate inbreaded sheepherders , as long as we feed them and provide human sacrifises.
What� �s f-ng new that they are fighting ?
2000 years of islamic violent culture....?

And some *diots call this cult a "religion"
More likely it is a school of warmonging, hating, suffering, women-abusers, pedofile-loving...
And RUSSIA have also experienced and still are, the agressive cultmembers.
FORB ID ANY PRACTISE OF ISLAM IN ALL CIVILISED COUNTRYS !!!
That is MY opinion.
Also I personelly think it is time to talk nukes...
Are you talking about western Christianity (Orthodoxy excluded) when you speak of pedophile religions? The Pope in Rome might take offense. LOL

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Orion (unregistered) 15.09.2012 07:34

The Middle East is not doing this. God is. He is bringing Rezin's Enemies against America because she is not turning back to Him. She continues to deny Him when He speaks to Her.It's in your Holy Bible. Isaiah 9:11

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Fact (unregistered) 15.09.2012 02:16

It is said that arm traders are the real war-mongers. But biggest war-mongers are the ones who incite violance where sensibilities of people are pushed to the limits. Religions, Nationalists, Patriots, or Whoever. So if it is not religion it will be something else. Sensibility and common sense is the first casualty by outraged people, the evil inciters and then the sensible leaders for their political expediency. The long term solution would be education of tolerence and compasion, which all messages have within, when they were trying to win over converts, religous or not. Short term would be a couragous leadership not to act on self interest but the interest of humanity. When I look around it ain't happening, yet....

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