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UPDATE 1: Clashes erupt around Cairo's US Embassy Security forces and some 200 protesters lock horn at the US Embassy in Cairo; demonstrators still calling for apology over film that critics say demeans Islam and the Prophet Mohammed
Clashes at the US embassy in Cairo erupted late on Wednesday as around 200 protesters and Central Security Forces (CFS) stoned each other in another melee. Earlier in the day, crowds of angry, mainly Muslim, protesters gathered before the US Embassy to denounce a short film, which critics say demeans Islam and the Prophet Mohammed. It is not clear, however, what ignited the confrontations afterwards. Some of the demonstrators – who are young and not bearded like many of the protesters who participated in Tuesday's rally at the US mission – also hurled fire bombs at the CFS, who in return used gas bombs in an attempt to disperse the crowd. The battle was moved away from the headquarters of the US embassy after the security forces forced the frenzy crowd to move back towards the nearby Tahrir Square. Initial reports said that several protesters were injured, most of whom suffered the effects of tear gas. An official injury toll has yet to be revealed. On Tuesday, Egyptian protesters took down the American flag from the walls of the US embassy as a thousands-strong demonstration held to condemn the film, which was produced by California-based American-Israeli Sam Bacile. “We would sacrifice our blood and soul for the prophet,” chanted several protesters during the clashes that took place the next day. Demonstrators have demanded an apology from the US government, saying that if no such apology was issued by Friday they would stage an open-ended sit-in. On Friday, members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Salafist parties and others are planning a million-man rally in Tahrir Square to vent their anger.