Egypt's president asks for calm

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Story Created: Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:03 AM

Story Updated: Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:03 AM

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's president says it's up to Muslims as part of their Islamic duty to protect embassies and foreign diplomats who are guests in the country.
   
Egyptians angered over an anti-Islam film have been protesting near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo since Tuesday, the same day an attack at the U.S. Consulate in Libya killed four Americans.
   
There've also been protests in Yemen, and U.S. officials expect more demonstrations in Muslim countries today.

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