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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's president said on Thursday he supported peaceful protest but not attacks on embassies, after Egyptians angry at a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammad climbed into the U.S. embassy in Cairo and tore down the American flag. "Expressing opinion, freedom to protest and announcing positions is guaranteed but without assaulting private or public property, diplomatic missions or embassies," Mohamed Mursi, an Islamist who is Egypt's first freely elected president, said. He pledged to protect foreigners in Egypt. ...More...