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Good morning everyone is.
Thursday September 13 2012 I'm Gretchen Carlson we begin with the Fox News alert for you chaos -- cannot throughout the Middle East this morning the day after that deadly attack in Libya -- Ghazi.
Four Americans dead including the US ambassador to Libya -- -- US embassy in Yemen now secure.
But hundreds of protesters and demonstrators stormed the building this video shows that earlier this morning they were chanting death to America have been ripped down the American flag and set on fire.
Minutes ago senior White House officials delivering this statement quote Yemeni government is working with us to maintain order and protect our facilities.
This happening while clashes continue and Egypt here's a live -- -- Kyra right now let's watch together.
Protesters are filling the streets and looks about the same as it did half hour ago nearly seven using tear gas to suspend -- -- disperse thousands of protesters.
They're pretty good -- breaking up protests that they want to.
Our -- also breaking out in Tunisia where dozens of protest protesters reportedly burned American flags I think we confirm that.
Outside the US embassy there's been speculation that these clashes -- response to an American producers anti Muslim movie probably a producer we can't find now.
-- intelligence officers think it's a possibility that this was -- to the eleventh anniversary of 9/11.
We have live team fox coverage.
When the Goler is live at the State Department again this morning but we start -- great -- Koppel live in London he's been monitoring the new protests breaking out this morning Greg tell us.
Hey Steve -- aggression -- it has been a busy morning here let's first go to that yet another US embassy under attack that is in the Yemeni capital of Sama I am told that things are calm now but they weren't calm this morning.
Thousands of protesters managed to get in front of the embassy and some of them were able to scale the perimeter walls break through the main gate and -- the security building we've been there it's a pretty strong building but they entered that and then got into the main compound in front of the embassy they torched cars they smashed windows -- -- equipment.
Before a strong Yemeni security force was able to get in there and fight them back again.
It is common now I am told but I also told.
-- confirmed that most of the US staffers in the embassy.
Have been evacuated to a safer place Yemen of course home to one of the most dangerous branches of the al-Qaeda terror network.
However in Cairo as Brian noted in Egypt.
-- third day of protest near the US embassy police clashing with protesters there I am told by sources inside the embassy that the embassy itself is -- that is security keeping the folks away of course on Tuesday it was sort of dramatic scenes but protesters scaling the walls.
-- -- to be a motivating factors we noted.
That anti Muslim a movie also al-Qaeda links as we've seen also in -- -- in the US consulate there.
Which would have left the deadly scene of four people killed including the US ambassador.
Two -- Cris Stevens his body others injured now being treated in -- Germany US military medical hospital -- -- -- All right Greg Palkot thanks three minutes now after the hour moments for the White House weighed in in this morning's violent outbursts in Yemen saying it will.
Continue to support the United States' mission there Yemen is a hotbed for terrorists in training so the question this morning could this -- be part of a larger plot.
Plan for the nine elevenths marking the 911 attacks Fox News senior White House in foreign affairs correspondent.
The goal is a lot of the State Department with more -- that place must be white hot today.
Well it is Brian and officials say the -- got the attack was complex and well planned.
And not just the protests that spiraled out of control as Libyan authorities first -- created.
S House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers of Michigan.
Put it this was not just some guys who had guns in the garage and said let's go shoot up the consulate.
Not Libya's government hasn't been able to disarm the militias that overthrew one mar Gadhafi and that's a problem.
Because security -- diplomatic installations is mainly the responsibility of the host country.
It's still not clear that the anti Islam film that sparked protests in Egypt that today in Yemen was behind the Ben Ghazi attack.
In some are Yemen protesters smashed windows hauled out and burn the American flag didn't actually -- the embassy building.
Yesterday secretary of state Clinton rejected the idea that the anti Islam film justified violent behavior.
Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior along with the protest.
That took place at our embassy in Cairo yesterday.
As -- response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet.
America's commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation.
But let me be clear.
There is no justification.
For this.
Not -- The US consulate -- been Ghazi doesn't have a marine detachment like the embassy in Tripoli it's essentially a group of houses -- an annex.
US officials say Libyan security forces and at least one love the Libyan militias.
Eventually join the fight against the -- so -- don't think there was any complicity by the Libyan government.
Officials say they are also getting good cooperation from the government of Yemen which is working -- Protect the embassy and its workers and there may be.
More then the film behind the protests today in Yemen remember the number two leader of al-Qaeda was killed there earlier this week.
Bryant's deep -- and Wendell Goler live thanks so much for that.
