U.S. Embassy in Kabul on lockdown amid protests
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:03 GMT
KABUL, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Kabul said on Wednesday its staff were on lockdown and all travel was suspended amid violent protests across the capital over the burning of Korans at NATO's main base in Afghanistan.
"The embassy is on lockdown; all travel suspended. Please, everyone, be safe out there," the embassy's official Twitter feed said of the protests where demonstrators screamed "Death to America!"
Police fired shots as around 1,000 protesters gathered for a second day of violent clashes after copies of Islam's holy book were burned on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Amie Ferris-Rotman; Editing by Michael Georgy)
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