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Egypt clears protesters from US Embassy area

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    Leland Vittert reports from Cairo

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Well a day after at least six people were killed in a wave of angry protests over that anti semantic video -- -- referred to a branch of al-Qaeda is looking to co -- that anger.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is praising the killing of the US ambassador to Libya and calling for more embassy attacks.

-- bidder is standing by live.

With the latest from Cairo from that.

We don't.

Right now here in -- Right now.

Right now in Cairo -- we have got a lot of riot police.

Out on the streets go ahead -- -- -- step out of the shotgun is -- need to talk careers where there are dozens of Iranians holding some very heavily armed riot police.

Who went through and cleared the streets of Cairo early this morning making dozens of arrests there was a pitched battle.

All night that took place here and now things have calmed down as the police have finally gained the upper hand.

Protests around the Arab world though we're incredibly violent yesterday not only here but also in Tunisia where two people died -- 129 injured.

As thousands of people they are tried to storm the US embassy chanting anti American slogans in CD and as well there were protests.

And a number of people injured when police had to shoot -- those.

Trying to enter the US embassy compound hearing Kyra we have some video shot overnight use these clashes took place tear gas and rubber bullets.

From the riot police and Egyptian military.

The protesters were hurling stones Molotov cocktails as they carried posters of Osama bin Laden.

Islam -- flags and then of course were chanting some very.

Very nasty things about the United States the riot police finally seemed to take the upper hand early this morning is that.

Numbers in the crowd went down they came through tougher square and cleared things out.

Finally been able to actually get the rest of the protesters that so far none of them have come back there was.

One person who was killed in the battle.

Overnight he was shot which was called bird shot.

Which means that at some point the egyptians were authorized.

To put in shotgun shells and used them against this -- that goes to -- show.

How serious the Egyptian police have been coming.

About protecting the embassy here local media reports that there was a credible threat by -- -- group based in the Sinai Peninsula.

Against the American Embassy here and over the past couple of days gives you -- huge -- A presence around the American Embassy including.

Egyptians building concrete walls in the middle of the streets not only prevent in the car for approaching US embassy.

But also now to prevent any people from getting within about a 150 yards of the US embassy despite the protesters best efforts in this so far.

Those concrete barriers are hold back -- you.

-- -- -- thank you so much an update from Cairo was certainly good to know that some of the crowd to finally clear.

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