Protests spread over anti-Islam video
<p><span word="Violent">Violent</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Crowds">Crowds</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Benghazi">Benghazi</span>, <span word="Libya">Libya</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="film">film</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Innocence">Innocence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span>” <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Islam">Islam</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prophet">Prophet</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="womanizer">womanizer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="Coptic">Coptic</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="Sawa">Sawa</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="funny">funny</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Arabs">Arabs</span> “<span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span>.” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="saddened">saddened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Innocence">Innocence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="publicized">publicized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="clergyman">clergyman</span> <span word="Terry">Terry</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Quran">Quran</span>, <span word="Islam">Islam</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="incited">incited</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="Thousand">Thousand</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Benghazi">Benghazi</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Stevens">Stevens</span>.</p>
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