<p>Fearing backlash similar to what happened in Libya, the Centre has agreed to impose e-ban on a controversial documentary deemed offensive to the Islam that ignited anti-US protests.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The step follows after the UPA government decided to beef up the security of five US diplomatic missions in the country.<br /><br />The Union Home Ministry has forwarded a request of the Jammu and Kashmir director general of police (DGP) requesting blocking all webpages offering access to the film to Director General of Computer Emergency Response Team India (CERT-In) for quick action.<br />“The DG CERT-In is looking into the matter and in all probability the webpages will be blocked soon,” a Home Ministry official said on Friday.<br /><br />Agitated protesters in Libya had killed US diplomat Chris Stevens after storming the consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi in Libya on Tuesday.<br /><br />The protest spread like a wild fire to other countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt and Syria, with reports saying that people have died in clash with police.<br /><br />Large section of the people marched towards the US Embassy compound in Yemen capital Sanaa and burned the American flag.<br /><br />On Wednesday, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde had alerted the four states and an Union Territory to upgrade security at the US embassy in the capital and consulates in Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Fearing backlash similar to what happened in Libya, the Centre has agreed to impose e-ban on a controversial documentary deemed offensive to the Islam that ignited anti-US protests.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The step follows after the UPA government decided to beef up the security of five US diplomatic missions in the country.<br /><br />The Union Home Ministry has forwarded a request of the Jammu and Kashmir director general of police (DGP) requesting blocking all webpages offering access to the film to Director General of Computer Emergency Response Team India (CERT-In) for quick action.<br />“The DG CERT-In is looking into the matter and in all probability the webpages will be blocked soon,” a Home Ministry official said on Friday.<br /><br />Agitated protesters in Libya had killed US diplomat Chris Stevens after storming the consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi in Libya on Tuesday.<br /><br />The protest spread like a wild fire to other countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt and Syria, with reports saying that people have died in clash with police.<br /><br />Large section of the people marched towards the US Embassy compound in Yemen capital Sanaa and burned the American flag.<br /><br />On Wednesday, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde had alerted the four states and an Union Territory to upgrade security at the US embassy in the capital and consulates in Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai.<br /><br /></p>
