Violent protests continue to rage across Mideast

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Good evening I'm Brett -- we will have team coverage of the -- accounts of the deadly attack on Americans in Libya in just a minute.

First pakistanis took to the streets today to protest.

Encouraged by their government.

But what transpired quickly turned violent and then deadly across Pakistan.

At least nineteen people died today in the worst of anti American protests going on and a half dozen countries in the region.

The total death count since the protest began stands at 49 now of course found Leland -- his watch in the developing story from congress.

From Pakistan to a Roland Sri Lanka -- Lebanon Iraq to India.

American flags and effigies of President Obama -- Why police battled for control the streets.

And walls of tear gas protected American embassies around the Muslim world from an all out attack.

Bangladesh protesters carried a flag draped -- -- coffin of Obama the end of Friday prayers marked the worst day yet of protests.

Sparked by an anti Islam film posted on YouTube.

And cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published in France.

In Pakistan the US backed government declared a national holiday for mass protests.

It Musharraf police tried to beat back rioters with the times is they set fire to local -- -- Tear gas clouds -- back protesters from the US embassy in Islamabad.

So protesters set fire to police checkpoints -- amid burning cars in Karachi one man promised quotes out of -- -- we are already did die for Prophet Mohammed.

The Pakistani prime minister tried to explain the anger and yeah.

You've already solved my wife Friday.

-- -- -- Except him.

You insult of the Prophet Mohammed united Sunni and Shia Muslims against their common enemy.

In Iraq American and Israeli flags burned as militant group Hezbollah continued protests in Lebanon.

Iran's president used to military parade to -- the west of trying to start a religious war.

Burqa clad women in Kashmir echoed the call of many protesters around the region.

With placards reading we want the death sentence -- -- solely referring to the Egyptian Coptic Christian living in America that made the original film.

In Egypt the Muslim Brotherhood leadership opted not to call for the type of protests that started the regional violence on September 11.

When a crowd storm the US embassy and tore down the flag.

But a heavy police presence at the French Embassy held back a relatively peaceful crowd which brought a chilling message.

And god will punish you said this man I am calling on al-Qaeda.

To punish those who insult Islam that is -- -- -- -- Now much of this region lives an abject poverty and few if any of the protesters have actually seen his film.

But it is clear that militant extremist leaders are using his perceived insults of the Prophet Mohammed.

To exploit anti American -- your feelings around this region.

So what and Brad is yet to be seen.

-- -- -- -- the better live in Cairo Leland thank you.

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