Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood withdraws call for nationwide protests
Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the US embassy in Cairo September 11, 2012. Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the US embassy on Tuesday, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over what they said was a film being produced in the United States that insulted Prophet Mohammad.
Image by: MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY / REUTERS
Image by: MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY / REUTERS
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Friday withdrew calls for nationwide protests in response to a film that mocks Islam's Prophet Mohammed, saying they would instead participate in a "symbolic" demonstration.
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"In light of the events of the last two days, the Brotherhood has decided to participate only in a symbolic protest in Tahrir Square, so that there is no more destruction to property, or injuries, or deaths, as has happened in the past," the group's secretary general Mahmud Hussein said in a statement.
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