Protesters Scale U.S. Embassy Walls, Tear Down American Flag

Egyptian protesters stormed the walls of the American embassy in Cairo, tore down the U.S. flag and ripped it to shreds. The protesters, mostly conservative Salafists, were angered by reports of a film made in the U.S. that ridiculed the Prophet Mohammad. An extremist, fringe act in one corner of the world was met by another one in Egypt's capital.

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Egyptian protesters stormed the walls of the American embassy in Cairo, tore down the U.S. flag and ripped it to shreds. The protesters, mostly conservative Salafists, were angered by reports of a film made in the U.S. that ridiculed the Prophet Mohammad. An extremist, fringe act in one corner of the world was met by another one in Egypt’s capital.

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