1.   Soldiers have been called in to guard the embassy against further attacks.

2.   No-one was hurt inside, and French troops guarding the embassy chased away the attackers by firing shots in the air.

3.   And local police refused to guard the embassy, and sometimes beat up political dissidents right in front of the building, according to an American official.

4.   A small band of U.S. Marines donned combat helmets to guard the embassy in the wake of the attack.

5.   In Beijing, armed police officers guard embassies and constantly patrol Tiananmen Square.

6.   Police guarding the embassy fired tear gas and rubber bullets.

7.   Bahraini police guarding the embassy fired tear gas and rubber bullets.

8.   Bahraini police guarding the embassy responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.

9.   Dozens of riot police guarded the embassy and turned away some protesters who demanded to meet Israeli diplomats.