Libyan authorities say they have made arrests in association with the killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya during a siege on an American consulate, as waves of anti-American protests against a film mocking Islam continued sweeping the Middle East and Southeast Asia Thursday. Libyan officials said they were gathering evidence about Tuesday’s attack that killed […]
Arrests Made in Libya in US Consulate Deaths
Anti-US Protests Ignite in Several Nations Over Anti-Muslim Film
Two days after the U.S. ambassador to Libya died during a siege on an American consulate, waves of anti-American protests continued sweeping the Middle East and Southeast Asia Thursday, with demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam. In Yemen, hundreds stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a. The mob torched a number of […]
Anti-US Protests Ignite in Several Nations Over Anti-Muslim Film
Two days after the U.S. envoy to Libya died during a siege on an American consulate, waves of anti-American protests continued sweeping the Middle East and Southeast Asia Thursday, with demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam. In Yemen, hundreds stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a. The mob torched a number of […]
Anti-US Protests Ignite in Several Nations Over Anti-Muslim Film
Two days after the U.S. envoy to Libya died during a siege on an American consulate, waves of anti-American protests continued sweeping the Middle East and southeast Asia Thursday with demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam. In Yemen, hundreds stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a. The mob torched a number of […]
Yemeni Protesters Storm US Embassy
Hundreds of Yemeni demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam have stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a, continuing a wave of anti-American protests sweeping the region. The mob torched a number of diplomatic vehicles Thursday as security guards used water cannons and warning shots in a bid to drive them out of […]
US Missions in Libya, Egypt Attacked Over Film
Demonstrators angered over an amateur American-made film that insults Islam’s Prophet Muhammad shot at and set fire to the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi Tuesday, killing a State Department officer. In Egypt, protesters scaled the fortified walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, tore up an American flag and replaced it with […]
US Missions in Libya, Egypt Attacked Over Film
Protesters angered over an amateur American-made film that mocks Islam’s Prophet Muhammad fired gunshots and set fire to the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi Tuesday, killing a State Department officer. In Egypt, protesters scaled the fortified walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo and replaced an American flag with an Islamic […]
US Consulate Staffer Killed in Protest in Libya
A U.S. national was killed and another wounded Tuesday in Libya as a group of militants attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, during a protest against a film they say offends Islam. An angry mob gathered outside the consulate and set fire to the building. The U.S. State Department confirmed the attack and said that […]
US Embassy Staffer Killed in Protest in Libya
A U.S. national was killed and another wounded Tuesday in Libya as a group of militants attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, during a protest against a film they say offends Islam. An angry mob gathered outside the consulate and set fire to the building. The U.S. State Department confirmed the attack and said that […]
Panetta: Violence in Aleppo is Nail in Assad’s Coffin
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta calls the Syrian military attack on the country’s largest city, Aleppo, a nail in President Bashar al-Assad’s coffin. Panetta said during a flight to Tunisia Sunday that what President Assad has been doing to the Syrian people makes it clear his regime has lost all legitimacy and is coming to […]