Sept. 11, 2012
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States. The gunmen attacked the compound on Tuesday evening, clashing with Libyan security forces before the latter withdrew as they came under heavy fire.
Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States.
Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
A burning car is seen at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States.
Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States.
Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States.
Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States.
Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States.
Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Protesters said they were demonstrating against anti-Islamic attitudes in the United States and an alleged film in the U.S. that insulted the prophet Muhammad. According to witnesses, they climbed the walls of the embassy, went into the courtyard and brought down the flag, replacing it with a black flag with an Islamic inscription in protest against the film.
Mohammed Abu Zaid / AP
Sept. 11, 2012
Protesters chant slogans amid orange smoke outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. The security breach, which came on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, appeared to catch both American and Egyptian security forces by surprise. Shortly before the protesters went over the wall, witnesses said few Egyptian police or military officers were nearby. Local media estimated that about 2,000 people participated in the protest, though in video footage of the incident only about a dozen appeared to have scaled the embassy wall.
Mohammed Abu Zaid / AP
Sept. 11, 2012
A man climbs the wall of the U.S. Embassy during a protest in Cairo. Many of the protesters at the U.S. Embassy said that they were associated with the Salafist political parties Al Nour and Al Asala. The protest was inspired at least in part by an allegations of an anti-Islamic film in the United States. Several protesters said that their preachers had told them to come out to demonstrate in front of the embassy on Tuesday. “We are speaking out and will never be tolerant toward any curses for our prophet,” said Moaz Abdel Kareem, 37, who had a long beard typical of followers of the Salafist movement and was carrying a black flag.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
Egyptian protesters standing on a side wall of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo hold an American flag pulled down from the embassy grounds. Protests at the embassy are a regular feature of life in Cairo, where many people are suspicious of the country and resent it for its support for Israel. But no previous protests have breached the embassy compound.
Nasser Nasser / AP
Sept. 11, 2012
Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. A spokesman for the embassy had no immediate comment. The embassy is in central Cairo, just a few blocks from Tahrir Square, and is a compound of several buildings that is surrounded by high white walls.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
Egyptian protesters chant anti-U.S. slogans in front of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. It was not immediately clear how many Americans were inside the embassy at the time of the incident or if any arrests were made.
Nasser Nasser / AP
Sept. 11, 2012
Egyptian protesters climb the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, sprayed with Arabic graffiti that reads “any one but you God's prophet.”
Nasser Nasser / AP
Sept. 11, 2012
Egyptian protesters climb the walls of the U.S. embassy while others chant anti-U.S. slogans during a protest in Cairo. “We are, obviously, working with Egyptian security to try to restore order at the embassy,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. “We all want to see peaceful protests, which is not what happened outside the U.S. mission, so we’re trying to restore calm now.”
Nasser Nasser / AP
Sept. 11, 2012
Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks pose for a photo against a wall of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
Nasser Nasser / AP
Sept. 11, 2012
Protesters shout slogans and light flares in front of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
