Muslims stage peaceful film protest in Bangkok
Thai-Muslim men hold banners and chant slogans while marching on a street during a demonstration outside the US Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. About 400 Muslim people protested peacefully against an anti-Islam video produced in the United States that has sparked demonstrations in many Muslim countries. AP PHOTO/APICHART WEERAWONG
BANGKOK—Police say 400 people have protested peacefully outside the US Embassy in Bangkok against an anti-Islam video produced in the United States that has sparked demonstrations in many Muslim countries.
About 700 police were on hand Tuesday to maintain order for the demonstration, organized by a group called the International Al Quds Federation of Thailand. The group had called for a peaceful protest on its Facebook page.
Protesters carried signs and banners saying “We love Prophet Muhammad” and “Stop insulting our religion,” and chanted “Down with America” and “Down with Israel.”
A protest leader, Sa-id Sulaiman Husseini, said the world could become a “sea of fire” if the American government does not stop the distribution of the film.
