14 September 2012Last updated at 20:53

In pictures: Anti-Islam film protests spread

A Sudanese protester chants as crowds walk towards the US embassy after Friday prayers in Khartoum, Sudan, 14 September 2012

Violent protests against a US-made film mocking Islam have continued for another day in the Middle East and North Africa, including here in Khartoum, Sudan, and have spread to other Muslim countries around the world.

A car burns outside the US embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, 14 September 2012

In Tunisia two people have been killed and dozens wounded in protests in the capital Tunis. Some reports say police fired shots into the crowd and that an American school had been set on fire.

Demonstrators in Benghazi, Lebanon, 14 September 2012

Hardline Islamists in Benghazi, where the US ambassador to Libya was killed on Tuesday, continued to demonstrate on Friday.

Crowds march towards the US embassy in Sanaa, Yemen 14 September 2012

Security forces in Yemen fired shots and used tear gas to control crowds in the capital Sanaa.

A protester in Cairo near the US embassy on 14 September 2012

Protesters in Cairo pelted police with stones and petrol bombs.

Protesters chant and throw missiles as they are sprayed with a police water cannon in Cairo, 14 September 2012

Water cannons did not deter protesters in Cairo. They managed to climb over the walls of the US embassy.

A group of Somali youths, holding copies of the Koran march in Mogadishu, 14 September 2012

Smaller and less violent protests took place in other cities, including Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

Sudanese demonstrators remove the German embassy sign after storming its premises in Khartoum, 14 Sept 2012

In Sudan's capital, Khartoum, thousands of demonstrators stormed the German embassy and the nearby British diplomatic mission.

Protesters ransack US fast food chains Hardee's and KFC in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. Photo: 14 September 2012

At least one person was reportedly killed in clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, after protesters set fire to Hardee's and a KFC fast food outlet.

Muslim protesters shout anti-US slogans in Islamabad. Photo: 14 September 2012

Smaller rallies were also staged in Pakistan (above), Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan.

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In pictures: Anti-Islam film protests spread

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