Thousands of the Lebanese people called for the closure of the US mission in the country as well as other Islamic states after an American anti-Islam film sparked outrage throughout the Middle-East and Asia.
Large crowds of the Lebanese people staged rallies in Beirut and other cities across the country on Friday to cry out protest against an anti-Islam movie insulting Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
The protest in Tripoli, the largest city in Northern Lebanon, turned to confrontation between police forces and protesting people in which a young protester, Mohammad Ayousheh, was killed.
People in Lebanon also plan to stage more massive rallies on Monday.
Meantime, Secretary-General of Harakat al-Tawhid al-Islami (Islamic Unity Movement) Sheikh Bilal Sha'ban underlined in an interview that action should be taken to close down all US embassies across the Muslim world.
Outrage is growing across the Muslim world over the five-million-US dollar movie that was financed by more than 100 Jews.
The film called "Innocence of Muslims", previously called Desert Warriors and Innocence of Bin Laden, is a 2012 anti-Muslim film about Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
The film was made in the United States by a man initially reported by US media to be an American-Israeli who relied on funding from 100 Jews.
The film was being promoted by a Florida pastor, Terry Jones, known for previous Koran-burning stunts that angered Muslims in various countries.
Since the release of the sacrilege film, protesters have attacked US embassies in Libya, Egypt and Yemen over the movie. The US ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi on Tuesday.
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16 September 2012 - 05:04
News ID: 348098
Thousands of the Lebanese people called for the closure of the US mission in the country as well as other Islamic states after an American anti-Islam film sparked outrage throughout the Middle-East and Asia.
