TUNISIA: Tunisia protest against anti-Islamic film turn violent near U.S. embassy.

Record ID: 353745

  • Title: TUNISIA: Tunisia protest against anti-Islamic film turn violent near U.S. embassy.
  • Date: 15th September 2012
  • Summary: TUNIS, TUNISIA (SEPTEMBER 14, 2012) (REUTERS) JOURNALISTS WASHING THEIR FACES AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO TEAR GAS VARIOUS OF ARMY FORCES ARRIVING NEAR THE U.S. EMBASSY VARIOUS OF CLASHES IN FRONT OF THE EMBASSY RIOT POLICE GATHERING ON ROAD MORE OF PEOPLE GATHERED NEAR THE EMBASSY, PLUMES OF BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING IN THE BACKGROUND PROTEST NEAR THE EMBASSY WITH POLICE FORCES O
  • Embargoed: 30th September 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Tunisia
  • Country: Tunisia
  • Reuters ID: LVA6DVQX27YHAKU829ASECUG5QKF
  • Story Text: At least three people died and scores others were wounded on Friday (September 14) after hundreds of protesters incensed by a U.S.-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad attacked the U.S. embassy in the Tunisian capital.
    A Reuters reporter had seen police open fire to try to quell the assault, in which protesters managed to penetrate the embassy building Police fired tear gas as protesters attempted to force their way past riot police into the embassy.
    The protesters smashed windows, hurled petrol bombs and stones at police from inside the embassy, or started fires in the embassy and the compound. A black plume of smoke rose from the facility, and fire could be seen blazing from a vehicle inside the embassy.
    Several policemen were injured during the protests and emergency services could be seen rushing to treat both security forces and wounded demonstrators.
    A Tunisian security officer near the compound said the embassy had not been staffed on Friday, and calls to the embassy went unanswered.
    ENDS
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