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Tens of thousands across Afghanistan, Pakistan and Muslim-majority Indian Kashmir took to the streets on Friday for southern Asias biggest protests yet against satirical magazine Charlie Hebdos cartoon portrayal of the Prophet Mohammed. Up to 20,000 demonstrators in the western Afghan city of Herat and 15,000 in Pakistans capital, Islamabad, burned French flags and chanted slogans calling for Frances downfall, while a smaller Pakistani protest saw an effigy of Frances President Francois Hollande set on fire. In Srinagar, the largest city on the Indian-controlled side of the disputed region of Kashmir, police clashed with a contingent of around 3,000 demonstrators after shops and businesses were ordered to close by a leading Muslim organisation and several separatist groups.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 01:10:27 +0000

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