Libya: arrests in embassy attacks

Libyan authorities say they have made arrests in association with the killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya during a siege on an American consulate. The arrests come as waves of anti-American protests against a film mocking Islam continued sweeping the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Libyan officials said they were gathering evidence about Tuesday's attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three of his staff members, but would not give further details. New Libyan Prime Minister Mustafa Abu Shaqur said he does not want the embassy killings to effect his relationship with the USA and the west. The breakthrough in Libya comes as hundreds stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a.

The mob torched a number of diplomatic vehicles as security guards used water cannons and warning shots in a bid to drive them out of the heavily fortified compound. A number of people were reported injured. Protests against the American-made amateur film mocking Islam also took place in Cairo, Tehran, Baghdad and Dhaka. Listen to this report from regional correspondent Nathan Morley: