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station near his home, Sheriff's Deputy Don said.
• Walker said Nakoula traveled voluntarily in a squad car with deputies.
• "He went to the Cerritos station to talk with probation officers. He's not under any arrest," Walker said.
• The deputy said he doesn't have information on the interview or how long it lasted. Station KNBC says Nakoula went to the station early Saturday morning.
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Sudan police say 2 protesters killed in accident outside US Embassy

• KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudanese police say two protesters were killed in a traffic accident during chaotic demonstrations outside the U.S. Embassy in Sudan, bringing the total killed in a wave of protests across the Muslim world against an anti-Islam film to at least five.
• Two demonstrators died in Tunisia during Friday's violence and another was killed in Lebanon. Egyptian police have not confirmed reports of the death of another protester in Cairo.
• The Sudanese police official said Saturday on state radio that the accident outside the embassy, about 15 kilometers (10 miles) southeast of the capital Khartoum, was "unintentional." He did not elaborate.
• He said 6,000 participated in the protests. Demonstrators stormed the German Embassy before moving on in buses to the U.S. Embassy, where police used tear gas to stop them scaling the walls.
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Pope Benedict XVI appeals for religious freedom in Middle East

• BEIRUT (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI has appealed for religious freedom in the Middle East, calling it fundamental for stability in a region bloodied by sectarian strife.
• The pope spoke Saturday at the presidential palace on the second day of his visit to Lebanon, the country with the largest percentage of Christians in the Middle East.
• He said religious freedom was a "fundamental right" and held up Lebanon as an example for coexistence in the region.
• Enthusiastic crowds lined the streets and cheered along the 30-kilometer (20-

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