Angry Students in Iran Burn US Flag in Protest against Sacrilege of Islam

Angry students in the Iranian capital staged a massive rally and burnt the US flag in a show of protest against the sacrilege of Islam in a US movie which has aroused anger across the Muslim world sparking protests in Libya, Egypt and Yemen.

The Iranian students burnt the US flag in front of the Swiss embassy in Tehran – which hosts the US interests section in Iran – to condemn a blasphemous movie against Islam.

The Iranian students also chanted “Death to the US” and “Death to Israel” slogans, and expressed disgust at the US and the Zionist regime’s anti-Islam policies.

They also asked the Muslim world to grow united and stage worldwide rallies in condemnation of the US-Zionist sacrilege of Islam.

Iranian people in Tehran and other cities across the country also plan to stage protests on Friday at the desecration of Islam in the sacrilegious movie produced by an Israeli-American man in the US.

Outrage is growing across the Muslim world over the five-million-US dollar movie that was financed by more than 100 Jews.

Egyptians held a fresh demonstration against the blasphemous movie outside the US Embassy in Cairo in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Security forces scuffled with demonstrators and fired tear gas at the angry protesters.

Egyptian protesters held similar demonstrations outside the embassy during the past two days.

On Tuesday, thousands of Egyptians stormed the embassy, scaled its walls, pulled down the US flag and called for the expulsion of the US ambassador to Egypt. They also asked the US government to apologize to the Muslim world over the release of the movie.

A few hours later, clashes broke out at the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi after a group of people held a demonstration to protest against the anti-Islam movie. US ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three staff members of the US consulate were killed during clashes at the consulate building. According to a US official, at least five other Americans were also wounded during the clashes.

Washington has been evacuating most of its diplomatic staff from Libya to Germany following the attack. The US has also stepped up security at its diplomatic missions in other countries.