Innocence of Muslims YouTube Video Spurs Protests Across Mideast

Unrest sparked by a YouTube video, considered derogatory of Islam and the Prophet Mohammad, spread to Yemen Thursday, leading hundreds of demonstrators to storm the U.S. embassy.

Protesters in Sana, Yemen's capital, reportedly climbed the embassy's perimeter wall, set fire to a building compound and began attempting to loot equipment, before being dispersed by security forces. Some demonstrators were injured in the fracas. At this time, there are no reports of American casualties.

Yemen's president has since apologized to President Obama for the assault and called for a full investigation into the event.

The State Department seemed to anticipate the unrest, as the embassy's web…
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