Marine Unit Headed to U.S. Embassy in Sudan

Sudanese police opened fire on protesters trying to climb walls

A U.S. official says an elite Marine rapid response team is headed to Sudan in the wake of violence and protests against the embassy in Khartoum.

The deployment comes as Sudanese police opened fire on protesters trying to climb the walls of the U.S. Embassy.

The Marine unit, known as a fleet antiterrorism security team, was sent in response to Friday's violence and as a precautionary measure, as waves of attacks roiled the Muslim world over a film critical of Islam.