Western embassies attacked in Africa

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Sudanese protesters smashed windows, cameras and furniture and set fire to the German embassy, pulling down an emblem to raise an Islamic flag. Local media reported one protester was hit and killed by a police car near the US embassy in Khartoum. Three others died in clashes in Tunisia and 28 were injured, and one man died in Lebanon amid reports that the death toll could climb in north Africa.Police in Khartoum earlier tried to disperse protesters who had surrounded the German and neighbouring British embassy by firing volleys of teargas but no officers could be seen at the front gate after the storming. One witness said demonstrators set the German building ablaze (see photo, above) and hoisted a black flag saying in white letters, saying: "There is no God but God and Mohammed is his prophet.""The embassy staff are safe at the moment," German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said. The German building in Sudan was still in flames on Friday afternoon. Read More