US embassies tighten security
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="Islam">Islam</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mob">mob</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Benghazi">Benghazi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>.</p><p><span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="populous">populous</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="YouTube">YouTube</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crudely">crudely</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="mocking">mocking</span> <span word="portrayal">portrayal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prophet">Prophet</span> <span word="Muhammad">Muhammad</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 240 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Islam">Islam</span>.</p><p><span word="Reaction">Reaction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="waging">waging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundamentalist">fundamentalist</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="muted">muted</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Hamid">Hamid</span> <span word="Karzai">Karzai</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Norway">Norway</span>.</p><p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yemeni">Yemeni</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="stormed">stormed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sanaa">Sanaa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 15 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 12 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Karzai">Karzai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="help">help</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pose">pose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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