Further violent protests erupt over film mocking Islam

Protesters in Afghanistan and Indonesia burnt US flags and chanted “Death to America” in renewed demonstrations over a film mocking Prophet Mohammed, as Pakistan blocked YouTube access to the film that has unleashed a wave of anti-Western sentiment in the Muslim and Arab world.

Indonesian police fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who massed outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, capital of the most populous Muslim nation.

In Kabul, thousands of protesters took to the streets, setting fire to cars and shops and throwing stones at police. “We will defend our prophet until we have blood across our bodies,” said one protester in the Afghan capital. “Americans will pay for their dishonour.”