Protests Near U.S. Embassy In Cairo Becoming Violent

A protestor sets a police vehicle on fire during clashes with riot police forces which fired tear gas and rubber bullets at them near the U.S. embassy near Cairo’s Tahrir square in Egypt, Sept. 13, 2012. At least 224 people were injured in clashes in front of the U.S. embassy in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, the state TV reported on Thursday, quoting Egypt’s Health Ministry. Several thousands of Egyptians on Tuesday surrounded the U.S. embassy in protest against the movie that the Muslim community deems insulting to Prophet Mohammed. <Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien>

Protestors clash with riot police forces which fired tear gas and rubber bullets at them near the U.S. embassy near Cairo’s Tahrir square in Egypt, Sept. 13, 2012. <Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien>

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