PHOTOS: Latest in protests of anti-Islam film

A Pakistani protestor hurls back a tear gas canister fired by police during clashes that erupted as the demonstrators tried to approach the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Over a dozen people were killed as tens of thousands protested against the film around the country after the government encouraged peaceful protests and declared a national holiday — "Love for the Prophet Day." Demonstrations turned violent in several Pakistani cities. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)A look at protests and events around the world Friday connected to the anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims," produced in the United States, and vulgar caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in a French satirical weekly. At least 49 people, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, have been killed in recent violence linked to the protests of the film, which has also renewed debate over freedom of expression in the U.S. and in Europe.


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