Protesters smash windows, set fires in U.S. embassy in Tunisia

Tunisian protesters burn the U.S. flag during a demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in Tunis. (Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters / September 14, 2012)

Reuters

9:41 a.m. CDT, September 14, 2012

TUNIS (Reuters) - 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.

(Reporting by Tarek Amara; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-protests-tunisbre88d0yg-20120914,0,6538719.story?track=rss

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