Pakistani security guards have shot dead two protesters in Lahore during unrest over Western newspaper cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. The shots were fired by guards at a bank as crowds attacked Western targets, including fast-food outlets.The shootings in Lahore took place outside the Metropolitan bank. Reports say crowds tried to set fire to the building housing the bank. Police also fired tear gas as crowds tried to set fire to outlets of McDonald's and KFC and placed burning tyres on some roads.
The Lahore deaths are the first