Google India blocks access to anti-Islam film
Google India has blocked access to "Innocence of Muslims" film after the controversial film trigger bloody clashes in Cairo and some other parts of the world.
Syed Akbaruddin, a spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs, announced, "Google India has, in compliance with Indian law, blocked access to the offensive material."
The controversial film, which became viral on Google's video sharing site YouTube earlier last week, allegedly mocks the Prophet Mohammad. The film triggered bloody protests in many Muslim countries, including Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Afghanistan. Outside the U. S. embassy in Cairo, clashes left more than 200 people injured and at least one man dead.
In Libya, protestors attacked the U. S. ambassador and left him dead. Riots also hit Kuwait, where more than 500 hundred protestors gathered in front of U. S. embassy, with Al-Qaeda flags in the hands.
In Tunisia, angry mobs attacked American embassy and killed four people and left around fifty injured.
The U. S. has recently advised its citizens not to travel to Jammu & Kashmir in India as some religious leaders in the Indian state have warned Americans of public wrath over the issue.