'This is a very simple reaction to harming our prophet,' said another, bearded young protester, Abdel-Hamid Ibrahim.

He said the group has now removed the black flag from the pole and laid it instead on a ladder on top of the wall. One protester, Hossam Ahmed, said he was among those who entered the embassy compound and replaced the American flag with the black one. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry promised in a statement to provide the necessary security for diplomatic missions and embassies and warned that 'such incidents will negatively impact the image of stability in Egypt, which will have consequences on the life of its citizens.' But security has been scaled back in recent months, with several roadblocks leading to the facility removed after legal court cases by residents. Embassy is built like a fortress, with a wall several meters (yards) high. The Cairo embassy is in a diplomatic area in Garden City, where the British and Italian embassies are located, only a few blocks away from Tahrir Square, the center of last year's uprising that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters. Embassy said on its Twitter account that there will be no visa services on Wednesday because of the protests.ДЄ senior Egyptian security official at the embassy area said authorities allowed the protest because it was 'peaceful.' When they started climbing the walls, he said he called for more troops, denying that the protesters stormed the embassy. Some grumbled that Islamist President Mohammed Morsi had not spoken out about the movie.ДЄ group of women in black veils and robes that left only their eyes exposed chanted, 'Worshippers of the Cross, leave the Prophet Muhammad alone.'Д«y midnight, the crowd had dwindled. Young men, some in masks, sprayed graffiti on the walls. The right of our prophet will not die.' Some shouted, 'We are all Osama,' referring to al-Qaida leader bin Laden. Dozens of riot police lined up along the embassy walls but did not stop protesters as they continued to climb and stand on the wall - though it appeared no more went into the compound. The crowd grew throughout the evening with thousands standing outside the embassy. The protesters on the wall then raised on the flagpole a black flag with a Muslim declaration of faith, 'There is no god but God and Muhammad is his prophet.' The flag, similar to the banner used by al-Qaida, is commonly used by ultraconservatives around the region. They brought it back to the crowd outside, which tried to burn it, but failing that tore it apart. 'Say it, don't fear: Their ambassador must leave,' the crowd chanted.Дozens of protesters then scaled the embassy walls, and several went into the courtyard and took down the American flag from a pole. Most of the embassy staff had left the compound earlier because of warnings of the upcoming demonstration. Embassy in downtown Cairo, gathering outside its walls and chanting against the movie and the U.S. Hours before the Benghazi attack, hundreds of mainly ultraconservative Islamist protesters in Egypt marched to the U.S. It was a terrifying day,' said the witness who refused to give his name because he feared retribution. 'I heard nearly 10 explosions and all kinds of weapons. The violence at the consulate lasted for about three hours, but the situation has now quieted down, said another witness. One American was shot to death and a second was wounded in the hand, al-Sharef said. The crowd overwhelmed the facility and set fire to it, burning most of it and looting the contents, witnesses said.

Outnumbered by the crowd, Libyan security forces did little to stop them, al-Sharef said. A witness said attackers fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at the consulate as they clashed with Libyans hired to guard the facility. consulate, with gunmen firing their weapons, said Wanis al-Sharef, an Interior Ministry official in Benghazi. In Benghazi, a large mob stormed the U.S.

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