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Protesters angry over an obscure film critical of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad stormed the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday, as unrest that led to the deaths of a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya spread to other countries in the region.

Yemeni security forces fired into the air as demonstrators reached the embassy’s grounds, according to The Associated Press and Reuters. The New York Times reportedthat protesters managed to set fire to a building inside the compound but were forced by security forces to pull back after trying to take furniture and computers.

Agence France-Presse, citing an unnamed security official, said a Yemeni protester was killed by police during the melee at the compound. Another unnamed security source told Reuters that at least 15 people were wounded.

A Yemeni official said that order had since been restored, but the situation on the ground appeared to remain fluid.


“Initial reports are that all embassy personnel are safe and accounted for,” a State Department official told NBC News.

President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi offered “a personal apology” to Obama over the incident and ordered a swift investigation.

Hadi blamed “mob-like groups” bent on harming Yemeni-U.S. relations for the attack and promised to ensure they are properly punished, state news agency Saba said.

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