11 September 2012, Libyans attacked the U.S. consulate, killing one staff person and wounding several others. Other U.S. employees have been evacuated.
In Egypt, Egyptians stormed the U.S. embassy, tearing down and burning the U.S. flag. Egyptian government forces have pushed the protestors back, but reports say there as many as 2,000 people surrounding the embassy.
The problem in both cases is a new anti-Muslim movie, made by extreme right wing militant christians and jews in the United States.
A preview of the movie was posted on YouTube.
Arab media reports the movie was produced by U.S.-based Coptic-Christian Egyptians, and the infamous Terry Jones Church. The Wall Street Journal reported that Israeli-American, Sam Bacile, made the movie using money from Jewish donations. He claims Jews paid him $5 million USD to make the anti-Islam movie.
The U.S. consulate in Libya was set on fire, and U.S. officials say they are still trying to regain control.
There are reports that the guards, at the U.S. embassy in Egypt, fired gunshots into the crowd of protestors.