Qur'an protests force US embassy into lockdown
The US has locked down its embassy in Kabul amid violent protests across the capital over the burning of Qur'ans at Nato's main base in Afghanistan.
"The embassy is on lockdown; all travel suspended. Please, everyone, be safe out there," the embassy posted on its official Twitter feed after protests at which demonstrators screamed "Death to America!".
Several people were wounded on Wednesday, according to witnesses, when shots were fired as hundreds of angry Afghans gathered for a second day of violent clashes after copies of the Qur'an were burned at the Bagram airbase.
Witnesses said the shots were fired into crowds of demonstrators when they charged at police lines and smashed car windows. It appeared that police had opened fire but there was no immediate confirmation from Afghan security forces.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/22/quran-protests-us-embassy-lockdown
