World | Bangkok 700 Cops Guard US Embassy as Thais Protest 400 carry out peaceful demonstration By Matt Cantor Posted Sep 18, 2012 8:37 AM CDT Copied Thai-Muslim women hold banners and chant slogans during a demonstration outside the US embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) Protests over an anti-Islam film have spread to Thailand, where 700 police were ready at the US embassy in Bangkok. Some 400 people gathered peacefully; organizers had called for a peaceful demonstration on Facebook. Protesters held signs saying "Stop insulting our religion" as they chanted against the US and Israel, the AP reports. A leader warned of a "sea of fire" if the US doesn't halt the film's distribution. Read These Next 11 people hurt in a "brutal act of violence" in Michigan. White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. A parent's nightmare, in a white cardboard box. Report an error