Scenes from the Cairo Riots
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
A stone-thrower watched the events unfold. Protesters clashed with police using mostly stones and Molotov cocktails. September 13, 2012.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
Police attempted to disperse protesters using tear gas, which failed as the youth remained defiant and refused to leave. September 13, 2012.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
On the third day of riots in Cairo, a protester wore a Guy Fawkes mask during clashes outside the American Embassy. September 13, 2012.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
One of the protesters chanted against Obama and calls for the expulsion of the American ambassador.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
Central Security Forces (CSF) guard the US Embassy. The sentence spray-painted behind them reads, "Anything Except the Prophet."
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
Protesters had sprayed the outer walls of the US embassy with very straightforward anti-America slogans.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
Most of the security forces present seemed to sympathize with protesters.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
An artist explains his collection of anti-US cartoons he drew as a reaction, after hearing about the insulting film.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
Lax security at the embassy during the early hours of protest emboldened protesters to scale walls of the embassy and bring down the American flag. Afterwards, security forces were deployed.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
A Salafi protester leads angry chants at the US Embassy.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
A protester being interviewed by a Westerner explains why they attended the protests while the other explains the sign he is holding that encourages learning about the Prophet.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
The protesters were mostly Salafis, but still ran the demographic gamut and included students, women, families and kids.
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As tempers flared over a badly-dubbed, anti-Islam video, Mosa'ab Elshamy went to the the scene of the riots at the US Embassy in Cairo. From lax security guards to angry Salafists, see photos from the protests that captured world headlines.
Security forces guarding the embassy changing shifts.
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