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50,000 protest against cartoons in Karachi
| Still at it, regardless of anything else going on in the world... |
 Around 50,000 people protested against cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (may his drip clear up peace be upon him) in Karachi on Sunday, and many took the opportunity to criticise the government and the United States. The protesters carrying signs with the Prophet's (PTUI PBUH) name written on them in Arabic shouted "Death to Denmark", but many also chanted "Death to America", "Death to Israel" and "Death to Musharraf". They also burnt an effigy of US President George W Bush, who ended a 24-hour visit to Islamabad on Saturday. Hundreds of riot police lined the two-kilometre stretch of a road in central Karachi, but there was no violence. The rally had been organised by the MMA.
Posted by: Fred 2006-03-06 |
