Islamists storm U.S. consulate in Libya and kill American embassy worker over low-budget Western film which brands the prophet Muhammad 'a fraud'

A U.S. State Department official has been killed in Libya as protesters stormed the U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, pictured left, and in Egypt, pictured right, in attacks on the September 11 anniversary over a film poking fun at the prophet Muhammad.

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