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Bosonic

(3,746 posts) Fri Sep 14, 2012, 10:24 AM Sep 2012

US Embassy in Tunis breached [View all]

Source: Reuters

FLASH - Protesters jump over wall into U.S. embassy in Tunis: Reuters witness

Read more: https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/246613253134880768

PROTESTERS SET FIRE TO TREES, BREAK WINDOWS INSIDE U.S. EMBASSY COMPOUND IN TUNIS - REUTERS WITNESS

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/246614954818543616

Tunisian protesters smash windows, set fires in U.S. embassy

TUNIS- Tunisian protesters jumped over the wall of the U.S. embassy compound in Tunis on Friday and broke windows and set fire to trees, a Reuters witness said.

A large fire could be seen burning inside the compound. Police fired teargas at the hundreds of protesters who were demonstrating at the embassy.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1256679--tunisian-protesters-smash-windows-set-fires-in-u-s-embassy

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US Embassy in Tunis breached [View all] Bosonic Sep 2012 OP

Sigh deutsey Sep 2012 #1

smh MrDiaz Sep 2012 #2

Cultural too. They are not used to anything but state run media. Apparently no free speech to lonestarnot Sep 2012 #30

How the hell did they get inside? drm604 Sep 2012 #3

No doubt both factors are involved daleo Sep 2012 #29

Whoever is behind that film sure got the results they wanted. djean111 Sep 2012 #4

Sheldon Adelson? C_U_L8R Sep 2012 #5

They apparently have connections with Christian End of the World types deutsey Sep 2012 #8

The film is NOT THE ISSUE. It's being used as a pretext for a set of coordinated attacks. slackmaster Sep 2012 #10

+1 Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #13

That's pretty much what I was implying, I thought. djean111 Sep 2012 #15

+10 emilyg Sep 2012 #20

And now Sudan drm604 Sep 2012 #6

I'm watching Al Jazeera english rollin74 Sep 2012 #7

They need to use deadly force on people who breach the security parameter jsr Sep 2012 #9

It seems that what little security personnel the sites have are being overwhelmed slackmaster Sep 2012 #11

Yeah, that should calm things down. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #16

Oh that would suck if that happens... octothorpe Sep 2012 #27

I can't think of a better case for self-defense jsr Sep 2012 #28

True, but it wouldn't really matter if it was justified or not octothorpe Sep 2012 #31

if MrDiaz Sep 2012 #33

I'd shoot, as I'm sure most others would too. octothorpe Sep 2012 #34

"At least 5 protesters wounded by police gunfire ... muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #12

FLASH: Protesters set fire to American school in Tunis Bosonic Sep 2012 #14

Do we not have significant security forces at these embassies? 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #17

Sinai (UN peacekeepers involved now) Bosonic Sep 2012 #18

Sorry it has come to this but it's time leftynyc Sep 2012 #19

Technically it is sovereign US soil 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #21

Yup leftynyc Sep 2012 #23

Oh, yeah, that would be a winning strategy... Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #26

Abandon the embassies and consulates? leftynyc Sep 2012 #32

This is terrible lunatica Sep 2012 #22

My husband's friend works there- he's pretty worried about her. Luciferous Sep 2012 #24

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Sep 2012 #25