Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki condemned what he called "an attack against the embassy of a friendly nation". Health Minister Khalil Zaouia told state media at least two people died and 29 were injured, revising down an earlier toll from state television which said three died and 28 had been wounded. Protesters also set fire to an American school adjacent to the embassy compound and prevented firefighters from approaching it. Thick columns of black smoke wafted through the neighborhood. Crowds angry over an anti-Muslim film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) have assaulted U.S. embassies across the Middle East.