US police question film- maker linked to controversial anti- Islam movie . A film- maker from southern California called Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 5. Los Angeles sheriff's station but was not arrested or detained, authorities said early Saturday. According to the Associated Press federal authorities have identified Nakoula, a self- described Coptic Christian, as the key figure behind the movie and identified him to be . Over the past few days demonstrations have been reported in Iraq, Iran, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt, Jerusalem and the West Bank, Kashmir, Malaysia, Indonesia and Nigeria. In Tunisia, protesters targeted the US embassy and burned down an American school in the capital, Tunis, and in Sudan, mobs torched the German embassy and targeted other western diplomatic outposts.
Days of rioting across cities in North Africa and the Middle East appeared to give way to calmer scenes on Saturday. Meanwhile in the US, the fallout from the film, and the violent unrest overseas continued. The death of US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, has shocked the American political establishment and created a serious foreign policy row in the middle of the hotly contested American presidential election. Using hardline language, Obama promised in his weekly radio address Saturday that the attackers would be brought to justice. We will not waver in their pursuit. And we will never allow anyone to shake the resolve of the United States of America. We stand for religious freedom.
And we reject the denigration of any religion – including Islam. He was arrested in June 2.
June 2. 01. 1 after serving a 2. In a 2. 01. 0 hearing in that case prosecutors sought a longer prison term and noted that he misused some of his own relatives' identities to open 6. According to court transcripts Nakoula's defence said he only got involved in the scheme after losing his job in the gas station industry and had been forced to work for a few dollars a weekend at swap meets to try to support his children and an ailing father.
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LOS ANGELES — Many Muslims in the United States have been closely following news reports of protests in the Middle East and the anti-Muslim film that sparked the. How's all this going to go down with US voters. Fear that anger at anti-Islam film may engulf Middle East US deploying warships to Libyan coast.
Nakoula apologized during the proceedings and his attorney James Henderson Sr said Nakoula had learned his lesson.
Reactions to Innocence of Muslims. On September 1. 3, protests occurred at the U. S. On September 1. U. S. At least four people were killed and forty- six injured during protests in Tunis on September 1. Related protests and attacks resulted in numerous deaths and injuries across the Middle East, Africa, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Background. Embassy in Cairo issued the following statement. Today, the 1. 1th anniversary of the September 1.
United States, Americans are honoring our patriots and those who serve our nation as the fitting response to the enemies of democracy. Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy. We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others. Raymond Ibrahim described this threat as a unified statement by Egyptian Islamic Jihad and al- Gama'a al- Islamiyya. Many of the protests were focused on United States embassies and consular posts, with some leading to violent confrontations. In Egypt, the protest was organized by Wesam Abdel- Wareth, a Salafist leader and president of Egypt's Hekma television channel, who called for a gathering on September 1.
United States Embassy, to protest against a film that he thought was named Muhammad's Trial. A dozen men were then reported to have scaled the embassy walls, after which one of them tore down the flag of the United States of America and replaced it with a black Islamist flag with the inscription of the shahada: . Some of the protesters also wrote . According to Sherine Tadros of Al Jazeera, the protestors demanded that the film be taken . Thousands of Egyptian riot police were at the embassy following the breach of the walls; they eventually persuaded the trespassers to leave the compound without the use of force.
After that, only a few hundred protesters remained outside the compound. The peacekeeping force opened fire on the protesters. Two members of the peacekeeping force were wounded.
Experts say film that has incited rioting is product of well-financed vocal minority fomenting anti-Muslim sentiment in US since 2001 terrorist attacks.
Abu Islam) tore up the Bible and threw the torn pages on the ground during the September 1. Police fired into the air in an attempt to hold back the crowds, but failed to prevent them from gaining access to the compound and setting fire to vehicles. Guards in Sana'a used tear gas and a water cannon to drive back the crowd. At least 5 protesters were killed and 1. Embassy, but were stopped by Greek police.
No injuries were reported, although three cars were damaged and three storefronts were smashed. One protester claimed . Nevertheless, on September 1.
Demonstrators hoisted a black Islamic flag at the German embassy, which read in white letters . The protesters attacked the American Cooperative School of Tunis and set it on fire. Police dispersed the crowd, causing minor injuries to 2. The Consulate asked American citizens to enroll in the STEP program, asked American citizens to follow the local news and media and ceased the consulate's operation temporarily.
Additional Police protection for the consulate was also granted by the Tamil Nadu Government. In addition to attacking the embassy, protesters attacked the local police force and embassy guards. On September 1. 6, Voice of America News reported that police fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of demonstrators as they approached the heavily guarded consulate in the southern city of Karachi. Islamabad Police Chief Bin Yamin said eight police were injured. The newspaper Dawn reported that at least 2.
The Pakistani government has sought to distance itself from this award. Some British MPs have called for a ban on Bilour's visits to Britain. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans on September 1. Numerous eyewitnesses reported that the attackers said they were motivated by the video. Embassy in Cairo issued a statement condemning what it called . Embassy in Beirut began destroying classified material as a security measure.?
I didn't incite them. They're pre- incited, they're pre- programmed to do this. The name of our blessed parishioners should not be associated with the efforts of individuals who have ulterior motives. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, evoked .
Cooper said that to . The march, which was attended by about fifty people, began at the SSR Botanical Garden in Port Louis to the Office of the Embassy of the United States House. Fadlur Rahman, the leader of Hizb- Ut- Tahrir submitted a letter to the U. S. Nevertheless security forces around the country were on alert for trouble.
On September 2. 4, Thousands of people protested in Kaduna. One policeman was injured and about a dozen protesters were arrested. Consulate in Johannesburg. The protesters demanded the U. S. The South African government earlier banned demonstrations near the U. S. The embassy met with three protesters, who delivered written demands asking for an apology and the removal of the You. Tube video. Several business around the city remained closed.
Mahdi Qasqas with the Muslim Council of Calgary says that the protest does not only concern about the latest anti- Islam film. It’s related to all minorities all non- dominant population groups and we’re here to stop all of that. Consulate in Toronto. The protest did not only condemn the film but also the extreme response in the Muslim world. Similar protests were reported in Chicago and Philadelphia. The protesters burned an effigy of U.
S. President Barack Obama. They were prevented from reaching the US embassy by police who arrested some 3. There were no reports of violence.
Protesters in Chittagong also torched a bus and a police van. Three students were arrested according to the police. A nationwide strike was held on September 2. However, we should not indulge in vandalism as we will causing harm to our own property. We shall remain peaceful. Google started blocking access of the video on You. Tube from Indian IP addresses at the request of the government of India.
Attempts to view the video will result in the message . The protesters criticized U. S. The protests were originally meant to draw the attention to the condition of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar but ended up focusing on criticizing the United States. Organizers were planning another protest on Friday, September 2.
Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur. Batu Caves. Ipoh. A protest was held by a group of about 3. Muslims representing various Islamic organizations at the American embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Protests were also held at Batu Caves and in the northern city of Ipoh. About 2. 00 to 4. A private newspaper reported the protesters also set fire to an American flag outside the UN building. One Pakistani died from smoke inhalation emanating from burning American flags at the rally. September 2. 2 was declared as a public holiday, 'Yaum- e- Ishq- e- Mustafa' meanings the day for the love of Mustafa, and whole Pakistan protested before and after the Jumma prayer. Hundreds of Christians protested in Sahiwal to condemn the film on September 2.
There were threats to kill Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who is believed to be behind the controversial film. American interest remained unharmed in the province. The largest Muslim insurgent group Moro Islamic Liberation Front urged Filipino Muslims not to resort to violence.
The protest leaders also said that they would file a petition to the Supreme Court of the Philippines for a ban of the posting of the film on the internet. The protesters also burned effigies of U. S. President Obama and American flags as part of the protests. Saadet Party), a marginal conservative party not represented in the Turkish parliament.
The protestors chanted anti- U. S. The Belgian police detained 2. Islamist group Sharia. Belgium is among those detained. On Saturday afternoon September 1. U. S. The magazine was firebombed in 2.
Islam. Violators of the ban shall spend 6 months of imprisonment and fined 7. About 1,5. 00 people also held demonstrations in Dortmund on September 2.
Muslim inmates at a local prison lit beds on fire in solidarity with the demonstrations. A peaceful demonstration of around 3.
Dam Square in the center of Amsterdam. Dutch politician Geert Wilders linked the You.
Tube video Innocence of Muslims to his website. Shortly after it became known that Wilders had put the video online, his own website and that of the Party for Freedom became unreachable. Geert Wilders motivated his action by stating . Everyone should do that as a signal that violence is not accepted and is not working.
One person was detained by the police. The organizer president, Nikola Blawnshow blamed U. S. He also criticized the French government for banning protests against the film while at the same time allowing Charlie Hebdo magazine, to publish cartoon depictions of Prophet Mohammad. The Daily Mail reported Anjem Choudary was leading the flag- burning protests.
No reports of violence. Protest were also held in Bradford.
The protesters chanted slogans praising Islam and Prophet Muhammad and rejected Islamophobia and insults to religious symbols. Among those people is the controversial pastor, Terry Jones, who allegedly helped promote the film. Though authorities later stated they had found no evidence that he had uploaded the video, they charged him with . Iranian police prevented the protesters from reaching the embassy gates, and no injuries were reported. The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the film as .
This increases the reward to $3. Rushdie having nothing to do with Innoncence of Muslims and even actually condemning it. A smaller crowd protested in Najaf. Protesters burned American flags, chanted . The protests were organized by Shi'ite leader Moqtada al- Sadr and, at least in Basra, included both Sunni and Shi'ite clerics. In Hilla in the Shiite- dominated southern region, American and Israeli flags were burned.
In Samarra clerics demanded a boycott of American goods. Embassy in Tel Aviv, alleging that the United States' government sponsors . There were no clashes or disturbances. In Acre, Arab protestors said that . Jews and Christians can live without fear under the wings of Islam.