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Sudan rejects U.S. request to send Marines to guard embassy
KHARTOUM | Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:47pm EDT

(Reuters) - 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......................>>>>........................>>>>...............................http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/15/us-protest-sudan-idUSBRE88E0FI20120915