Teargas fired to protect U.S. embassy, Jakarta
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Indonesian police used teargas and water cannon on Monday (September 17) to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who massed outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta to protest against a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad.
One policeman was injured by stones thrown by protesters and a handful of demonstrators were detained.
Western embassies across the Muslim world are on high alert and the United States has urged vigilance after days of anti-American violence provoked by the film.
The video made in California and posted online portrayed the Prophet Mohammad as a womaniser and a fool.
Indonesian police used teargas and water cannon on Monday (September 17) to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who massed outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta to protest against a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad.
One policeman was injured by stones thrown by protesters and a handful of demonstrators were detained.
Western embassies across the Muslim world are on high alert and the United States has urged vigilance after days of anti-American violence provoked by the film.
The video made in California and posted online portrayed the Prophet Mohammad as a womaniser and a fool.