Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen praised the killing of the U.S.
ambassador to Libya as a "great event" Saturday, and urged followers
to kill other American diplomats across the Muslim world.
Demonstrators chanted "Obama, Obama, we love
Osama" and waved signs declaring, "Behead all those who insult the
Prophet."
Al-Qaida in the
Arabian Peninsula, the terror group's Yemen branch is known, sought to ride the
wave of anger in the Arab street with its web posting that urged Muslims to
step up their demonstrations and violence.
The group said the
killing of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens on Tuesday by a mob that stormed the
U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and set it on fire was the "best
example" for Muslims in other nations to follow.
"What has
happened is a great event, and these efforts should come together in one goal,
which is to expel the embassies of America from the lands of the Muslims,"
the web statement said.
The group urged
protesters in Muslim nations "to set the fires blazing at these
embassies."
Al-Qaida in the
Arabian Peninsula consists mostly of militants from Yemen and Saudi Arabia and
is regarded by the United States as the most dangerous arm of the network
founded by Osama bin Laden.
Muslims have blamed
the U.S. government for the film -- even though Washington has condemned the
movie and explicitly denounced insults to any religion
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