13 September 2012 Last updated at 20:23

In pictures: US embassy protests

Anger over an anti-Islam film made in the US has been spreading, prompting protests throughout the Middle East and north Africa.

Protesters have stormed the grounds of the American embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and set fire to vehicles there.

Security forces have used tear gas, water canon, and fired into the air in an effort to disperse protesters.

In Cairo, demonstrators were on the streets for a third day, bringing riot police out in force on a road leading to the US embassy.

Throughout the day, hundreds of officers in riot gear faced off against the protesters, mainly young men.

Police threw tear gas canisters, which were thrown back at them.

Demonstrators also torched cars and other vehicles, setting light to them on the streets.

Many were burning long after night fell in the Egyptian capital.

There have also been demonstrations in Iran over the film which is said to insult the Prophet Muhammad.

In the capital, Tehran, women staged a protest near the Swiss embassy that handles US interests in the country.

The film has also stirred anger in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where about 1,000 Islamists marched on the US embassy.

In Iraq, protesters marched through the city of Basra to make their feelings known.

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