Violent Protests in German Embassy in Sudan | Sudanese Violence erupts as crowds storm

	Violent Protests in German Embassy in Sudan | Sudanese Violence erupts as crowds storm Sudan protesters storm German embassy, raise Islamic flag Protesters angry over a US-made film Muslims regard as denigrating Islam smashed windows and started a fire at the main gate. Sudanese demonstrators incensed by a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad broke into the German embassy in Khartoum on Friday and hoisted an Islamic flag, while one person was killed in protests in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. The obscure California-made production had triggered an attack on the US consulate in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans on Tuesday, the anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 al Qaeda attacks on the United States. Rallies against the film were also staged on Friday in Egypt, Yemen, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq. Protesters clashed with police near the US embassy in Cairo before a nationwide protest called by the Muslim Brotherhood which propelled Egypt's Islamist president Mohamed Mursi to power. Police in the Sudanese capital fired tear gas to try to disperse 5000 protesters who had ringed the German embassy and nearby British mission. A Reuters witness said police stood by as a crowd forced its way into Germany's mission. Demonstrators hoisted a black Islamic flag saying in white letters "there is no God but God and Mohammed is his prophet". They smashed windows, cameras and furniture in the building and then started a fire. Staff at Germany's embassy were safe "for the <b>...</b>	From: 5portsCenter Views: 1 0 ratings
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