Protesters clash with police on a street in Sydney's central business district on Saturday, September 15, as part of widespread anger over a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Mohammed. 
Indian policemen walk past smashed windows of the U.S. Consulate building, caused by a mob of demonstrators protesting against an anti-Islam film, in Chennai, India, on Friday, September 14. 
Tunisian protesters try to storm the U.S. Embassy in Tunis on Friday. 
Police stand guard over protesters near the U.S. Consulate General in Sydney on September 15, 2012, as a wave of unrest against a film that mocks Islam spread to Australia, bringing hundreds out to demonstrate. 
A Tunisian protester holds an Al-Qaeda affiliated flag amid the smoke coming from the tear gas fired by riot police outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunis on Friday. 
Yemeni riot policemen stand guard at a crossroad leading to the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa on Friday. 
Yemeni protesters burn a U.S. flag on a street leading to the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa on Friday, September 14. 
Yemeni protesters shout during a demonstration near the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa on Friday. 
Yemeni protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by riot police in Sanaa on Friday. 
Jordanian protesters burn a U.S. flag near the U.S. Embassy in Amman on Friday. 
Jordanian protesters shout in Amman on Friday. 
Israeli police officers stand behind their shields during clashes with stone-throwing Palestinian protesters in a demonstration against an anti-Islam film in front of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday. 
Israeli police arrest a Palestinian protester on Friday. 
Boys inspect fast food chains Hardee's and KFC after they were torched during a protest in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday. 
Bangladeshi Muslims attempt to break a police barricade during a protest in Dhaka on Friday. 
Supporters of Jamat ud Dawa shout during a protest against an anti-Islam video in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday. 
A Muslim protester defaces a mural on a wall of the U.S. Consulate in the southern Indian city of Chennai on Friday. 
Muslim protesters burn a U.S. flag outside the U.S. Consulate in the southern Indian city of Chennai on Friday. 
Muslim protesters shout outside the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday. 
Pakistani soldiers hold back protesters attempting to reach the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad on Friday. 
An Egyptian protester throws a tear gas canister toward riot police during clashes near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Friday. 
A Sudanese demonstrator burns a German flag after torching the German Embassy in Khartoum on Friday. 
Protesters throw stones toward riot police during clashes along a road leading to the U.S. Embassy near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday, September 14. 
A riot police officer shouts a warning during clashes in Cairo on Friday. 
Protesters chant during a march to the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday, September 13. One protester was killed in clashes when Yemeni security forces dispersed hundreds of demonstrators who gathered around and inside the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. 
A protester shouts after sustaining injuries in a confrontation with riot police who fired tear gas outside the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa on Thursday. 
Protesters carry flags that read "There is no God but Allah, Mohammed is Allah's messenger" and chant during a protest in Tripoli, Lebanon, on Thursday. 
Palestinians protest the movie "Innocence of Muslims" in front of the Legislative Council in Gaza City on Thursday. 
Iranian demonstrators chant anti-American slogans during a demonstration on Thursday in front of the Swiss Embassy, which serves as the U.S. interests section in Iran, in Tehran. 
An Iranian police officer shows a victory sign during Thursday's demonstration in Tehran. 
Supporters of Sunni Muslim Salafist leader Ahmad al-Assir burn Israeli and U.S. flags during a protest in Sidon, Lebanon, on Thursday. 
Kuwaiti police stand guard as hundreds of demonstrators protest near the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City on Thursday. 
Arab-Israeli men wave green Islamic flags with the Muslim profession of belief: "There is no God but God and Mohammed is the prophet of God" during a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy on Thursday in Tel Aviv, Israel. 
Egyptian protesters throw stones at riot police during clashes near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Thursday. 
Riot police take cover from stones thrown by protesters on Thursday. 
Egyptian protesters help a man who inhaled tear gas during clashes at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Thursday. 
A burned-out pickup sits between Egyptian protesters and riot police in Cairo on Thursday. 
Egyptian protesters take cover during clashes with riot police on Thursday. 
An Egyptian protester wears a makeshift mask and helmet for protection while fighting riot police on Thursday. 
Egyptian protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes on Thursday. 
An Egyptian riot police officer fires tear gas toward protesters during clashes Thursday with police near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. 
Iraqi protesters burn Israeli and U.S. flags during a protest Thursday. The U.S. ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, and three others were killed during a protest outside the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday. 
Egyptian protesters clash with riot police Thursday near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. 
Iranians protest against a film mocking Islam near the Swiss Embassy in Tehran on Thursday. Up to 500 people chanted "Death to America!" and death to the director of the movie, which was made in the United States. The demonstration ended peacefully in two hours. 
An Egyptian protester throws a tear gas canister at riot police Thursday during clashes near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. 
Police use tear gas on crowds protesting Thursday outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. 
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames Tuesday, September 11. 
A vehicle and the surrounding area are engulfed in flames after it was set on fire inside the compound on Tuesday. 
A protester reacts as the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames Tuesday night. 
Yemeni protesters gather around a fire Thursday during a demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in the capital of Sanaa. Yemeni forces fired warning shots to disperse the thousands of protesters approaching the main gate of the mission. 
Yemeni protesters try to break the security camera at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa on Thursday. 
Egyptians shout slogans during a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. 
Egyptian protesters gather in front of the U.S. Embassy the morning after it was vandalized by protesters during a demonstration on Wednesday in Cairo. 
Protesters shout outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, on Wednesday, September 12. 
A group of protesters attend a demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunis on Wednesday. 
A demonstrator walks on a U.S. flag during a Wednesday's demonstration at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis. 
People inspect the damage at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday, the day after four people were killed. 
Egyptian demonstrators continue to stake out the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Wednesday. 
Police confront protesters praying in front of the U.S. Embassy in Casablanca, Morocco, during a rally against the anti-Islam film on Wednesday. 
Moroccan women gather near the U.S. Embassy in Casablanca on Wednesday. 
A Palestinian man holds a placard praising Islam's prophet Mohammed during a demonstration against the film on Wednesday in front of the United Nations headquarters in Gaza City. 
Palestinian men burn the American flag during Wednesday's demonstration in Gaza City. 
A man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames inside the U.S. Consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, late on Tuesday, September 11. 
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is set on fire during a protest. Armed gunmen attacked the compound on Tuesday evening, clashing with Libyan security forces before the latter withdrew as they came under heavy fire. 
Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. 
People stand around a drawing that says "Remember your black day 11 September" during the protest in Cairo. 
People shout and light flares in front of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. 
People shout in front of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. 
Protesters pull down a U.S. flag. 
Thousands were angered by the controversial film. 
Demonstrators yell outside the U.S. Embassy. 
Egyptian riot police stand guard as protesters climb down from the wall. 
An Egyptian protester waves a black flag inscribed with the Muslim profession of faith -- "There is no God but God, and Mohammed is the prophet of God" -- as he stands above the door of the U.S. Embassy. 
Protesters gather along the U.S. Embassy wall. Photos: Attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya kills four 
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(CNN) -- As the United States continued to strengthen security at diplomatic stations, fury over an anti-Islam film spread to Australia, where demonstrators clashed Saturday with police outside the American Consulate in Sydney.
Carrying signs that read: "Obama, Obama, we like Osama" and "Behead All Those Who Insult the Prophet," hundreds of protesters gathered on the steps of the consulate.
The demonstration turned violent after protesters were pushed back from the building.
Authorities used tear gas and police dogs to disperse protesters who threw bottles and shoes -- considered a grave insult among Muslims. Six police officers were injured and eight people were arrested, Sydney police said. Seventeen people were treated for the effects of pepper spray used by police.
In his weekly address, U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged "images on our televisions are disturbing."
"But let us never forget that for every angry mob, there are millions who yearn for the freedom and dignity and hope that our flag represents," Obama said.
Obama reiterated that those who killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi will be brought to justice.
FBI investigators probing the killings put off a visit until conditions in the volatile region are safer.
Agents had hoped to arrive in Libya on Saturday, federal law enforcement officials said.
Disagreement over how Benghazi attack began
Top Western diplomats warned leaders in countries where the unrest has been most pronounced to ensure the protection of its missions and its people.
"I am following the unfolding events with grave concern and call on national authorities in all countries concerned to swiftly ensure the security of diplomatic missions and protect diplomatic staff," Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign affairs chief, said in a statement.
U.S. Marines were dispatched to Libya, Yemen and Sudan to safeguard American diplomatic posts, according to U.S. officials.
A desk inside the burnt U.S. Consulate building in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday, September 13, two days after an attack on the building in which the U.S. ambassador and three other U.S. nationals were killed. The attack came as protesters outside the compound rallied against a movie that unflatteringly portrays Islam's Proph et Mohammed. Photos: Protesters storm U.S. Embassy buildings 
The damage inside the burnt U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on Thursday. 
A lounge chair and umbrella float in the swimming pool of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on Thursday. 
Demonstrators on Wednesday, September 12, gather in Libya to condemn the killers and voice support for the victims in the attack on the U.S. Consulate. 
U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement about the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Rose Garden at the White House on Wednesday in Washington. 
A burnt vehicle is seen at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday. People inspect the damage at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday. 
A small American flag is seen in the rubble at the U.S. Consulate on Wednesday. 
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stand at Andrews Air Force Base as the bodies of the four Americans killed at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi are returned. 
A man stands in part of the burned-out compound Wednesday. 
Smoke and fire damage is evident in this consulate building. 
Half-burnt debris and ash cover the floor of one of the consulate buildings. The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames Tuesday, September 11. A protester reacts as the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi burns Tuesday night. A vehicle and the surrounding area are engulfed in flames after it was set on fire inside the compound Tuesday. 
Flames erupt outside of a building in the U.S. consulate compound on Tuesday. 
A vehicle burns during the attack Tuesday on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. 
Onlookers record the damage from the attack on Tuesday. 
Onlookers walk past a burning truck and building in the compound on Tuesday. 
A vehicle sits smoldering in flames on Tuesday. 
People duck flames outside a consulate building on Tuesday. Photos: Protesters storm U.S. Embassy buildings 
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that the United States would take action to protect its diplomatic facilities if the countries in question did not stop the violence and seek justice for the attacks.
"Reasonable people and responsible leaders in these countries need to do everything they can to restore security and hold accountable those behind these violent acts," she said Friday. "And we will ... keep taking steps to protect our personnel around the world."
From Morocco to Malaysia, thousands of Muslims have taken to the streets in recent days -- with sometimes deadly results -- over the release of a 14-minute trailer, privately produced in the United States, that mocks the Prophet Mohammed as a womanizer, child molester and ruthless killer.
Despite the firm condemnation by U.S. government officials, some in the Muslim world -- especially those raised in regimes in which the government must authorize any film production -- cannot accept that a movie like "Innocence of Muslims" can be produced without being sanctioned by Washington, said Council of Foreign Relations scholar Ed Husain.
"They're projecting ... their experience, their understanding (that) somehow the U.S. government is responsible for the actions of a right-wing fellow," said Husain, a senior fellow at the New York think thank.
The demonstrations, notably, haven't all been violent, and the protesters represent only a fraction of their respective nations' populations. A few thousands, for example, clashed with security forces outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, a city of more than 18 million people.
Libyan authorities said they were cooperating with a U.S. investigation into the Benghazi attack.
"Things are moving very, very well," Muhammad Alkari, spokesman for the prime minister's office, told CNN.
Hundreds of police still in Tahrir Square
Here's a breakdown of events Saturday around the globe:
-- In Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula, a large number of security forces backed by tanks regained control of a base housing an international peacekeeping force that was breached Friday by Islamist militants, state-run EGYnews reported Saturday.
The militants carrying automatic weapons burned trucks and a watch tower on the base. The armed clashes injured at least four troops and an Islamist Bedouin.
The 1,500-troop mission has supervised the security of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty since 1979.
Egyptian security forces, including the military, have been fighting militants in Sinai since August after 16 border guards were killed in an attack by Islamist militants.
-- In the Egyptian capital of Cairo, large numbers of police were patrolling the streets following clashes shortly after dawn Saturday between protesters and plain-clothes security officers. Hundreds of riot police remained in Tahrir Square as workers cleaned streets and businesses around the clashes assessed damage.
U.S. intelligence warned Embassy in Egypt about anti-Muslim film
-- In Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a joint U.S.-British base in Helmand province that left two U.S. troops dead, saying the attack was in response to the film. The attack follows a call by the Taliban on its fighters to take revenge for the film by increasing assaults on NATO troops.
-- In Tunisia, authorities warned Saturday the death toll may climb following Friday's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Tunis that left two dead.
"This initial toll might get worse as two of the wounded people are in critical condition," the state-run TAP news agency reported.
-- In Sudan's capital, Khartoum, the German and British embassies shored up their security after protesters managed to get inside a compound that is shared by both diplomatic missions, according to the foreign ministers of both nations.
What the Mideast protests reveal
Warnings about the online movie
Days before violent protests Tuesday in Egypt, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo was warned by the U.S. intelligence community of concerns about the anti-Islam film that sparked the uproar, a U.S. official told CNN on condition of anonymity.
The cable sent to the embassy did not mention a specific threat. It only warned about the existence of the online movie and the fact that it was gaining attention.
U.S. authorities have discounted as false a producer's claims to news outlets that the filmmaker was an Israeli who made the movie with financing from more than 100 Jewish donors. Israel's government denies that the film's maker is Israeli.
The filmmaker, identified as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, was interviewed early Saturday by a federal probation officer. The questioning comes hours after federal officials said they were reviewing his probation in connection with a 2009 bank fraud conviction.
Steve Whitmore, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, told CNN that Nakoula left the local sheriff's station after the federal officials finished interviewing him.
"He is gone and he is free," Whitmore said of Nakoula, who was bundled up in a coat, hat and white scarf when he was escorted from his house to the interview.
Whitmore dismissed reports that Nakoula had been arrested, saying he was never in handcuffs and had left his house willingly to be interviewed.
Filmmaker linked to anti-Islam video meets with probation officer
CNN's Ian Lee, Amanda Watts, Jessica King, Ben Wedeman, Susan Candiotti, Hamdi Alkhshali and Elise Labott contributed to this report.
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