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Journalists cover surging Middle East protests

18 September 2012
U.S. envoy Chris Stevens, center, accompanied by British envoy Christopher Prentice, left, speaks to Council member for Misrata Dr. Suleiman Fortia, right, at the Tibesty Hotel where an African Union delegation was meeting with opposition leaders in Benghazi, Libya Monday, April 11, 2011. The African Union delegation took its cease-fire proposal to the rebels' eastern stronghold and was met with protests by crowds opposed to any peace until the country's longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi gives up power. Photo credit: AP Photo/Ben Curtis

A U.S. official has been killed after the bombing of the U.S. consulate in Libya on September 11. Christopher Stevens was pronounced dead the morning after the attack. Reports have confirmed that Stevens and three members of his staff were killed as a result of the attack.

Militiamen, who claim to have been deeply offended by an American-made video that insulted the Islamic prophet Mohammad, initiated the attacks.

Since the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, there have been an increasing number of protests, namely in Cairo, Egypt and Tunis, Tunisia. Protestors have been photographed burning the American flag and defending their religion and prophet through demonstrations.

The pressure has risen for Google to remove the controversial video from YouTube but they have cited that the video is not a breach of their terms of service regarding hate speech. They essentially argue that the video is anti-Islamic rather than anti-Muslim and so does not violate their policies.

By Raven Maragh. 

Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism.
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