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US embassy in Islamabad is latest target of around 5,000 demonstrators angry at video mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
The US embassy in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, has become the latest target of protesters angry at an anti-Islam video that triggered protests in the Arab and Muslim world.
The total number of protesters reached around 5,000 later on Thursday with the arrival of protesters carrying the flags of hardline Islamist groups. At least 50 people were injured as police fired tear gas and live rounds towards the crowds.
Hundreds of students from various colleges and educational institutions in Islamabad had begun clashing with police as security forces tried to block them from reaching the embassy compoud, which also includes the British and French diplomatic missions.
The US government has spent $70,000 to buy airtime on the Pakistani airwaves in hopes of countering fervor around an anti-Islam video created by a California producer. The ad features Barack Obama, the US president, and Hillary Clinton, secretary of state, saying the government of the United States had absolutely nothing to do with the video. Running on seven networks, the department of state hopes the TV messages can reach up to 90 million Urdu-speaking viewers. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports.
Originally posted by Doodle19815
Who is this guy that made this movie? If he can see it is causing this much death and destruction just take the dang thing off of YouTube.
i know free speech and all that, but these deaths are on his shoulders.
Originally posted by Doodle19815
Who is this guy that made this movie? If he can see it is causing this much death and destruction just take the dang thing off of YouTube.
i know free speech and all that, but these deaths are on his shoulders.
Originally posted by Doodle19815
Who is this guy that made this movie? If he can see it is causing this much death and destruction just take the dang thing off of YouTube.
i know free speech and all that, but these deaths are on his shoulders.
Originally posted by xuenchen
And they still are blaming that "film" for the protests !!
Originally posted by xuenchen
What's the real purpose of all this ?
Originally posted by Consequence
Originally posted by xuenchen
And they still are blaming that "film" for the protests !!
That would be awfully accurate as they are protesting because of the film (and cartoons now, towards the french, of course).edit on 20-9-2012 by Consequence because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by xuenchen
I think the film and cartoons are just the front.
The entire U.S. Embassy "attacks" (more than 20 is it now?) are a concerted effort.
They hype up the decoys as excuses.
This is bigger than we are seeing. Much bigger.
Originally posted by Consequence
Originally posted by xuenchen
I think the film and cartoons are just the front.
The entire U.S. Embassy "attacks" (more than 20 is it now?) are a concerted effort.
They hype up the decoys as excuses.
This is bigger than we are seeing. Much bigger.
What are you talking about?
The people protesting are seriously upset about the movie and the cartoons.
This is nothing new, it happens every time?
edit on 21-9-2012 by Consequence because: (no reason given)