At least 100 Americans including embassy officials and residents have left Tunisia, days after four people were killed and dozens injured in an attack on the US Embassy by anti-Islam film protestors.
"The American nationals were evacuated on Sunday," AFP quoted a US diplomatic source on condition of anonymity as saying on Monday.
Meanwhile, the US ambassador to Tunisia has left the country, hours after the attack on September 14.
The Muslim world is outraged at the US for allowing the production of the blasphemous video, which insults the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and depicts Islam as an oppressive religion.
Anti-US demonstrations, which began on September 11 over the anti-Islam film, have been held across the Muslim world, with protesters storming US embassies and torching US flags.
Muslims in Iran, Turkey, Sudan, Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kashmir, Pakistan, India, Iraq, Gaza, Morocco, Syria, Kuwait, Nigeria, Kenya, Australia, Britain, the United States, France, Belgium, and some other countries have held many demonstrations to condemn the insulting movie.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the blasphemous movie has been produced by anti-Islam Israeli-American Sam Bacile.
Washington has been evacuating most of its diplomatic staff from Libya to Germany following the attack. 20120918 Press TV
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