Civil Liberties

Hezbollah Leader Calls For Protests Against Film

Embassies on high alert

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Supporters of the Shi'ite terrorist group Hezbollah are set to hit the streets of Beirut on Monday after its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called for protests against a film that portrays the Prophet Mohammad as a womanizer and a fool.

Lebanon has already seen protests over the Internet video in the mainly Sunni Muslim city of Tripoli. One person was killed and 14 wounded in clashes with security forces on Fridayafter protesters set fire to a US fast food restaurant.