Police in east Jerusalem (Photo: Noam Dabul Dvir)
Violent riots break out in Jerusalem while hundreds rally against anti-Islam film in Akko. Rioters storm US embassies in Sudan, Tunisia as protests spread across Arab world. Ynet reporters:Hundreds of worshippers leaving the al-Aqsa Mosque after Friday prayers hurled stones at police officers and rioted near Jerusalem's Damascus Gate.
The demonstrators, protesting against the anti-Islam film that sparked riots across the Middle East, started marching towards the US Consulate but were blocked by police officers who used shock grenades against them. Several officers were lightly injured by stones. Some protesters were detained.
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Hundreds in Akko also rallied after prayers at the al-Jazer Mosque calling for the struggle against all those trying to hurt Islam to continue. Akko Police chief Victor Buskila said that order is being maintained.
"The protesters are crying 'Allahu Akbar' and pro-Muhammad calls, not swear words or slander," one bystander said. "It's not against the State."
Hundreds also rallied in the Wadi Ara region and in the towns of Baqa al-Gharbia and Umm al-Fahm. The protesters shouted "We love you Muhammad, we won't allow your name to be tarnished."... Continue reading...
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