After Egypt and Libya, protests spread around the world
A burnt pick-up truck is seen during clashes between Egyptian protesters and riot police near the US embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012. Protests have erupted since Sept. 11 outside US diplomatic missions in several Arab and Muslim states by demonstrators who deem the low-budget movie ‘Innocence of Muslims’ made in the United States as offensive to Islam.
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