The doors to Canada’s embassy in Egypt have been closed due to security concerns as violent demonstrations continue over a trailer for a film that insults Islam and its founder the prophet Muhammed.

The move comes after protesters stormed the U.S. embassy in Yemen earlier on Thursday, and a rocket attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya on Wednesday, which killed their American ambassador and three diplomats.  

Chrystiane Roy, a Foreign Affairs spokeswoman, says the Canadian embassy in Egypt is a close neighbour of the American mission, which has been the focus of clashes between angry protesters and police for three straight days.

On Thursday, officers were forced to launch tear gas into the crowd to break up the mob as they chanted “death to America” and pulled apart an American flag.

The missions are located in the Garden City area of Cairo.

The Canadian mission was closed for the day as a security precaution, out of concern for the well-being of the employees, Roy says.

“As a security precaution, and to ensure the protection of Canadian staff, we have closed our embassy,” she said.

All embassy personnel are safe and accounted for.

Given that the normal Egyptian weekend is Friday-Saturday, she said, the embassy is expected to be open for business on Sunday.

The Egyptian government has promised to protect foreign embassies in Cairo, where police have used tear gas on mobs outside the U.S. mission.

The Harper Government and Foreign Affairs say they are watching events closely and says it will take appropriate measures as they are deemed necessary. However, they will not say if other embassies are taking extra precautions, saying we do not comment publicly on security at our missions.