Obama: - Egypt is not an ally, but not an enemy

 BIG PROBLEM: - If Egypt show that they are taking responsibility, we have a big problem, say Barack Obama.

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Same day as outraged protesters threw stones and bottles at the U.S. embassy in Cairo, comes Barack Obama with a warning finger to Egypt.

On Tuesday, the American flag was torn down from the U.S. embassy and replaced with a black stone of the Islamic protesters. Today was the furious Muslims back to show their disgust. Just hours after about 70 persons were injured in violent riots outside the embassy, ​​allowed the president to be interviewed.

- USA does not consider Egypt as an ally, but not as an enemy, he says to the Spanish channel Telemundo, according to news agency AP.

"A really big problem"

The demonstration in Cairo was one of many in several countries after the movie "Innocence of Muslim" egged on the Muslims across the Arab world. Thursday there have been protests at U.S. embassies in countries such as Libya, Yemen and Tunisia.

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