US closes consulate amid film protest

The US has temporarily closed its consulate in Indonesia’s third-largest city due to ongoing protests over an anti-Islam film produced in America.

Wed, 19 Sep, 2012 - 11:23

The US has temporarily closed its consulate in Indonesia’s third-largest city due to ongoing protests over an anti-Islam film produced in America.

About 300 members of the pan-Islamic movement Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia rallied in front of the consulate in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, this morning.

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