Anti-Islam film protests spread across Middle East

"In Yemen, demonstrators briefly stormed the grounds of the US embassy in Sanaa and burned the US flag, but were driven back by security forces.

In Egypt, 70 people were injured in protests, the health ministry said. Protests were also reported in Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia.

On Tuesday, the US ambassador to Libya was killed in Benghazi.

US officials say they are investigating whether the attack was planned by jihadists.

They cited suspicions that a militant group may have co-ordinated the violence."
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