Washington - US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton is sharpening her criticism of an anti-Islam video that
has provoked protests in the Arab world.
Clinton says the film is
"disgusting and reprehensible". She calls it a cynical attempt to
offend people for their religious beliefs.
But Clinton says the US would
never stop Americans from expressing their views, no matter how distasteful.
And she says the film is no justification for violence or attacks on US
diplomatic facilities and personnel.
Clinton said on Thursday the US
is monitoring protests in Yemen and elsewhere. She's urging countries to take
steps to prevent protests escalating into violence.