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| Attacks on US Consulate in Libya |
A day after attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, video-sharing website YouTube on Thursday said that it had restricted access to the film both in Libya and Egypt.
"This video -- which is widely available on the web -- is clearly within our guidelines and so will stay on YouTube," a spokesman said in a statement.
"However, given the
very difficult situation in Libya and Egypt we have temporarily restricted
access in both countries. Our hearts are with the families of the people
murdered in yesterday's attack in Libya," he
added.
The video made by Israeli-American
deemed as offensive to Islam was dubbed into Arabic and broadcast in part on
some Egyptian-based television networks and Google-owned YouTube.
Condemning the attack on US envoy,
several countries including Indonesia demanded that YouTube block the
'Innocence of Muslims' video, to prevent it from being watched around the world
especially in populous Muslim nations.
Afghanistan has banned
YouTube website to stop Afghans watching the film that sparked protests in
Muslim nations.
Times of India