BANGKOK -- Islamic protesters have
pushed barricades and confronted police in front of the U.S. Embassy in
Bangkok during a rally against a video produced in the United States
that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad.
About
300 police officers were maintaining order Thursday as around 200 men
and boys rallied. The protest was organized by a group called the Muslim
Group for Peace. It was the second time in less than two weeks that
Muslims had gathered at the embassy to rally against the film, which has
sparked demonstrations in many Muslim countries.
Protesters said they want the U.S. government to punish the filmmaker.
They
called for the U.S. ambassador to Thailand to receive a letter from
them and pushed the barricades and policemen after the embassy rejected
the demand. They later retreated.
Associated Press