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A 55-year-old California man linked to a controversial anti-Islam film is taken in for questioning. Los Angeles authorities are investigating whether Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who is convicted of bank fraud, violated his probation during the making of a film that has triggered deadly protests across the Muslim world. Nakoula has denied involvement in the crudely-made English language film that insults the Prophet Mohammed. The film has sparked days of demonstrations and the ransacking of a westeren embassies in the Middle East and north Africa. On Friday, Nakoula's lawyer refused to comment on the investigation and asked that his client's privacy be returned. SOUNDBITE) (English) STEVE SEIDEN, ATTORNEY FOR NAKOULA BASSELEY NAKOULA, SAYING: "We're not going to answer any questions today. You're keeping his young children prisoners in their own home because they're afraid to come out. So if you'd disburse and maybe let them get out to do what they need to do we'd appreciate it and when we know more about what we're going to do in this matter we'll advise you." U.S. authorities have said they are not investigating the film itself, which is protected under freedom of speech laws.
Hundreds angry at film that insults Prophet Muhammad protest at US Embassy in Paris
Hundreds of people protested on Saturday outside the U.S. Embassy in Paris, denouncing a film produced in the United States that insults the Prophet Muhammad.
Television images showed Muslim protesters praying on the wide, tree-lined sidewalks in the embassy's upscale neighbourhood just off the famed Champs-Elysees avenue.
The demonstration was part of a wave of protests by Muslims outside U.S. diplomatic posts around the world, some of which have turned violent. The U.S. ambassador to Libya was killed in one, and some protesters stormed of the embassy compound in Tunisia in another.
On Saturday afternoon, up to 250 protesters gathered around the U.S. Embassy in Paris responding to a call put out on Facebook, police officer Pierre Coric said.
The protesters had no permit, so police broke up the demonstration, briefly detaining 150 of them. Coric said those detained would have their IDs checked and then be let go. Four police officers were slightly injured, Coric said.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertain...8681/story.html
Hundreds angry at film that insults Prophet Muhammad protest at US Embassy in Paris
Hundreds of people protested on Saturday outside the U.S. Embassy in Paris, denouncing a film produced in the United States that insults the Prophet Muhammad.
Television images showed Muslim protesters praying on the wide, tree-lined sidewalks in the embassy's upscale neighbourhood just off the famed Champs-Elysees avenue.
The demonstration was part of a wave of protests by Muslims outside U.S. diplomatic posts around the world, some of which have turned violent. The U.S. ambassador to Libya was killed in one, and some protesters stormed of the embassy compound in Tunisia in another.
On Saturday afternoon, up to 250 protesters gathered around the U.S. Embassy in Paris responding to a call put out on Facebook, police officer Pierre Coric said.
The protesters had no permit, so police broke up the demonstration, briefly detaining 150 of them. Coric said those detained would have their IDs checked and then be let go. Four police officers were slightly injured, Coric said.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertain...8681/story.html
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