TUNIS, TUNISIA  -  At least two people were killed Friday during a protest where hundreds of people overrun the U.S. embassy in Tunisia.  The protesters were angry over an independent American film which they say denigrates the Prophet Mohammad.

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki condemned the actions of his own people, saying it is, "an attack against the embassy of a friendly nation."

A Tunisian Interior Ministry spokesman said police were searching for Saif-Allah Benahssine for questioning.  He leads the Tunisian branch of Ansar al-Sharia to interrogate him about the incidents. He is better known under the alias Abu Iyadh, and is a leader in Tunisia's Salafist movement.  

Protesters forced their way past police in riot gear to enter the embassy, smash windows, and throw stones and petroleum bombs.  The protesters pulled down the U.S. flag flying over the embassy.  The also burned it and replaced it with a black flag showing the Shahada, which is the Islamic declaration of faith.  A Tunisian security officer said the embassy had not been staffed on Friday, and calls to the embassy went unanswered. 

Health Minister Khalil Zaouia told state media at least two people died and 29 were injured, revising down an earlier report from state television which claimed three people died.Many of the protesters were Islamic Salafists.  They also looted and set fire to the American School, which was closed at the time of the attacks.  

A Tunisian Interior Ministry spokesman said police were searching for Saif-Allah Benahssine for questioning.  He leads the Tunisian branch of Ansar al-Sharia to interrogate him about the incidents. He is better known under the alias Abu Iyadh, and is a leader in Tunisia's Salafist movement.  

President Marzouki broadcast a message on state media, saying he had spoken to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  He condemned the attack as "unacceptable considering its implications on our relations with" Washington.  Tunisia doesn't want to endanger Washington relations, as they anticipate the U.S. to guarantee about one-fifth of the $2.2-billion dollars they need to shore up their economy after last year's revolution.