Since Barack Obama took office.
Sudan has
rejected a U.S. request to send a platoon of Marines to bolster security
at the U.S. embassy outside Khartoum, the state news agency SUNA said
on Saturday.
On Friday, around 5,000 people
protested against a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad, storming the
German embassy before breaking into the U.S. mission.
They also attacked the British embassy. At least two people were killed in clashes with police, according to state media.
A
U.S. official told Reuters on Friday that Washington would send Marines
to Sudan to improve security at the embassy, which is located outside
Khartoum for security reasons.
"Sudan
is able to protect the diplomatic missions in Khartoum and the state is
committed to protecting its guests in the diplomatic corps," Sudanese
Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti told SUNA.
The U.S. State Department declined to comment.
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