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14 September 2012

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Indonesia president Yudhoyono condemns controversial American anti-Islam film

Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has condemned a controversial anti-Islam film produced by an Israeli-American in the United States.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has condemned a controversial anti-Islam film produced by an Israeli-American in the United States.Yudhoyono on Thursday denounced the blasphemous movie that insults Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and depicts Islam as an oppressive religion.Teuku Faizasyah, a spokesman for the Indonesian president, said that Yudhoyono regretted the production of the movie that incited protests and led to loss of lives, including the death of the US ambassador to Libya."This is a very regrettable incident for two reasons," Faizasyah said. "First is the element of blasphemy, and second is the repercussion that it has had. We truly regret that lives were lost."The anti-Islam film has drawn condemnation from several countries including Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, Libya, the Vatican in Rome, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sudan. /129