Sudan rejects addition of Marines at US Embassy

Sudan has rejected the U.S. request to send marines platoons to the embassy near Khartoum.  The fifty marines had already set off for Sudan, but were called back when Sudan rejected this request for the marines.  In an effort to protect the people, the U.S. ordered all family members out of Khartoum and Tunis, and has issued travel warnings. Due to a film that belittles the prophet Muhammad, five thousand people swarmed the German Embassy, the U.S. mission, as well as the British Embassy.  Due to these protests of people who are outraged by the film, at least 6 people have been killed in these events, and more than 40 have been seriously injured.  Sudan managed to tighten their security a bit after some of the protest incidents that occurred on Friday. Sudan has been criticizing Germany for allowing protests last month, and the Obama administration sees the video as not pertinent to the protests.  Among everybody, there is still plenty of unrest.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/15/13884561-sudan-rejects-addition-of-marines-at-us-embassy?chromedomain=leanforward#.UFTZvTFZ_20.twitter

Julie Marchese