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7:17 PM - 11 Sep 12 · Details
US Official Killed In Libya Prophet
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An American is reported killed in an attack on a US consulate in Libya over a film that is said to insult the Prophet Mohammed.
After scaling the embassy walls, a large US flag is pulled down from the complex.
A crowd gathers outside the embassy.
Protesters tear the flag apart.
The flag was later burned.
A protester waves a flag above the embassy's entrance.
One Egyptian holds a sign that reads in Arabic "I sacrifice my soul for God's prophet".
Demonstrators pray outside the embassy during the protest.
A black flag inscribed with the Muslim profession of belief is raised
The profession of belief says: "There is no God but God and Mohammed is the prophet of God".
Egyptian riot police stand guard as protesters climb down from the wall.
The action was over a video produced by expatriate members of Egypt's Christian minority resident in the US.
People shout slogans and light flares in front of the embassy
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A US official has been killed and others wounded in Libya as an armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam attacked the US consulate in Benghazi.
Libya's Supreme Security Committee spokesman said: "One American staff member has died and a number have been injured in the clashes."
But Abdel Monem al Hurr said he did not know the exact number of injured.
Armed gunmen attacked the compound on Tuesday evening, clashing with Libyan security forces before the latter withdrew as they came under heavy fire.
Reporters on the scene said they could see looters raiding the compound, walking off with desks, chairs and washing machines.
Libya's deputy interior minister Wanis al Sharef said that other staff members were evacuated "and are safe and sound".
In the Egyptian capital, Cairo, earlier, protesters climbed the walls of the US embassy, tore down the American flag and burned it.
The protests were sparked by outrage over a video being promoted by an extreme anti-Muslim Egyptian Christian campaigner in the US, which the demonstrators say insults the Prophet Mohammed.
The US condemned the attack in Benghazi, amid reports that the mission had been set on fire and targeted with rocket-propelled grenades.
"We can confirm that our office in Benghazi, Libya, has been attacked by a group of militants," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland sai
