Muslim world protests anti-Islamic film

Protesters gather in front of the main entrance of the U.S. embassy, background, in Tunis, Tunisia, Sept. 14, 2012, as people demonstrate for the forth straight day against the U.S. film 'Innocence of Muslims' regarded as insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The controversial low budget film - reportedly made by an Israeli-American which portrays Muslims as immoral and gratuitous - sparked fury in Libya, where four Americans including the ambassador were killed on Sept. 11, when a mob attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, and has led to protests outside U.S. missions in Morocco, Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen.

A pall of smoke rises above protesters after they set alight cars in the U.S. embassy parking lot in Tunis, Sept. 14, 2012.

Demonstrators protest outside the US embassy , unseen, in Tunis, Sept. 14, 2012.

A Sudanese protester chants slogans as a cordon of police try to contain the crowd during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 14, 2012.

U.S. missions were bracing Friday for more protesters like this on Wednesday at U.S. embassy in Cairo — Hatem Moussa

Palestinian protesters burn a U.S. flag during a demonstration against an anti-Muslim film, in Gaza City, Sept. 14, 2012.

Egyptian protesters carry an injured comrade from the site of clashes with security forces, unseen, near the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 14, 2012.

Sudanese protesters march in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 14, 2012.

A Sudanese protester stands on a barricade during a demonstration in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 14, 2012.

Pro-Assad supporters attend a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, Sept. 14, 2012.

A pall of smoke rises above protesters after they set alight cars in the U.S. embassy parking lot in Tunis, Sept. 14, 2012.

Riot police talk to a Sudanese man as they stand guard during in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 14, 2012.

Pro-Assad supporters chant slogans during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, Sept. 14, 2012.

Egyptian protesters clash with security forces, unseen, near the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 14, 2012.

A protester reads the Koran, Muslims' holy book, reflected in his sunglasses, during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh near Sidon, Lebanon, Sept. 14, 2012.

A child in traditional dress attends a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh near Sidon, Lebanon, Sept. 14, 2012.

Sudanese protesters and riot police face off during a protest outside the German embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 14, 2012.

Pro-Assad supporters chant slogans during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, Sept. 14, 2012.

Sudanese men chant slogans during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 14, 2012.

Sudanese women chant slogans during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 14, 2012.

Sudanese protesters chant slogans during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 14, 2012.

Sudanese protesters and a photographer react to tear gas during a demonstration in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 14, 2012.

Egyptian protesters clash with security forces near the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 14, 2012.

Egyptian protesters clash with security forces, unseen, near the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 14, 2012.

A Sudanese protester reacts to tear gas during a demonstration in Khartoum, Sudan, Sept. 14, 2012. Germany's Foreign Minister says the country's embassy in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum has been stormed by protesters and set partially on fire. Minister Guido Westerwelle told reporters that the demonstrators are apparently protesting against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad.

Egyptian protesters returns a tear gas canister fired by riot police during clashes near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012, as people demonstrate for the third straight day against the U.S. film 'Innocence of Muslims' regarded as insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The controversial low budget film - reportedly made by an Israeli-American which portrays Muslims as immoral and gratuitous - sparked fury in Libya, where four Americans including the ambassador were killed on Sept. 11, when a mob attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, and has led to protests outside U.S. missions in Morocco, Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen.

An Egyptian protester grabs a tear gas canister to throw it back to the riot police during clashes near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

Egyptian protesters help a man who inhaled tear gas during clashes near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

Egyptian protesters throw stones towards riot police during clashes near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

An injured Egyptian protester looks on during clashes with riot police near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

An Egyptian protester mocks the riot police during clashes near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

An Egyptian protester runs with a tear gas canister to throw it back to the riot police during clashes near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

An Iranian worshiper holds a copy of the Koran, Muslims' holy book, as the others hold up anti-U.S. and anti-Israel placards and posters showing Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, during a protest after their Friday prayer, Sept. 14, 2012.

Egyptian protesters throw stones to the riot police during clashes near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

A burnt pick-up truck is seen during clashes between Egyptian protesters and riot police near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

An Egyptian riot policeman fires tear gas during clashes with protesters near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

Egyptian protesters take cover during clashes with riot police near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

An Egyptian protester runs with a tear gas canister to throw it back to the riot police during clashes near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

Egyptian protesters wear masks for protection from tear gas during clashes with riot police near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

Protesters run away after police officers fired warning shots near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012, as people demonstrate for the third straight day against a U.S. film regarded as insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

An Egyptian protester wears a makeshift mask and helmet for protection during clashes with riot police near the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012.

Yemeni protesters gather around fire during a demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in Sanaa over a film mocking Islam on Sept. 13, 2012.

An armored Bahraini police vehicle parks outside the U.S. Embassy in Manama, Bahrain, on Sept. 13, 2012.

Indian Muslim holds placards as they shout anti-U.S. slogans during a demonstration against the controversial film 'Innocence of Muslims' in Amritsar on Sept. 14, 2012.

Indian Muslim holds placards as they shout anti-US slogans during a demonstration against the controversial film 'Innocence of Muslims' in Amritsar on Sept. 14, 2012. The controversial low budget film - reportedly made by an Israeli-American which portrays Muslims as immoral and gratuitous - sparked fury in Libya, where four Americans including the ambassador were killed on Sept. 11, when a mob attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, and has led to protests outside US missions in Morocco, Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen.

Yemeni protesters try to break the security camera of the U.S. embassy in Sanaa during a protest over a film mocking Islam on Sept. 13, 2012.

A Yemeni protester waves a flag bearing Islamic calligraphy outside the gate of the U.S. embassy in Sanaa during a protest over a film mocking Islam on Sept. 13, 2012.

A Yemeni protester holds a flag bearing Islamic calligraphy as he stands above the gate of the U.S. embassy in Sanaa during a protest over a film mocking Islam on Sept. 13, 2012.

Yemeni protesters try to break through the U.S. embassy in Sanaa during a protest over a film mocking Islam on Sept. 13, 2012.

Yemeni protesters shout slogans during a protest against a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed, in Sanaa on Sept. 13, 2012.

Yemeni protesters try to break through the gate of the U.S. embassy in Sanaa during a protest over a film mocking Islam on Sept. 13, 2012.

Iranian worshipers chant slogans, as one of them holds up a poster of President Barack Obama, during a protest after their Friday prayer, on Sept. 14, 2012, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Iranian worshipers chant slogans during a protest after their Friday prayer, on Sept. 14, 2012, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Posters of President Barack Obama are held by demonstrators.

An Iranian worshiper tears up a representation of the U.S. flag during a protest after the Friday prayer, on Sept. 14, 2012, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Pro-Assad supporters chant slogans during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, Sept. 14, 2012. Partial translation on the poster, right, reads, "Obama you know why."

Iranian worshipers hold up anti-U.S. placards and posters showing Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, during a protest after their Friday prayer, on Sept. 14, 2012, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani, center, attends a protest after the Friday prayer, on Sept. 14, 2012, while a worshiper holds up a poster of President Barack Obama, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Iranian worshipers chant slogans during a protest after their Friday prayer, on Sept. 14, 2012, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Yemeni protesters try to break through the gate of the U.S. embassy in Sanaa during a protest over a film mocking Islam on Sept. 13, 2012.

Yemenis hold a poster reading in Arabic, "no embassy and no ambassador.. no relations with enemies..." outside the gate of the U.S. embassy in Sanaa during a protest over a film mocking Islam on Sept. 13, 2012.

Kuwaiti citizens are contained by police while trying to reach the U.S. embassy in Bayan, Kuwait City, Sept. 13, 2012. Following protests in other countries in the region about a film deemed offensive to Islam, some 200 Kuwaiti citizens staged a demonstration near the U.S. embassy. The placard in Arabic reads, "anything but our beloved one, oh cross worshipers."

Lebanese Muslim protesters burn the American and Israeli flags during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sept. 13, 2012.

Silhouetted Lebanese Muslim protesters hold Arabic banners reading, "stop the abuse of the Prophet of Islam," during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sept. 13, 2012.

Lebanese Muslim protesters raise their hands as they shout slogans during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sept. 13, 2012.