From the Beeb: "At least 10 churches, some hotels, more than 20 shops and over 10 vehicles were burned by the protesters," one resident told Reuters news agency by telephone. Another resident said "most of the dead were Christians beaten to death on the streets by the rioters", according to the Associated Press news agency.
From related coverage re Pakistan rioting, "Is this the image of ourselves that we want to paint for the outside world?" Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Ellahi asked of the riots in Lahore. "Are we trying to convince the West that Muslims are indeed violent people?"
Pervez, it certainly seems like it.
This is a follow up to my original post about the polemic caused by the Mohammed cartoons, and my opinion of it.
5 comments:
This proves that it has nothing to do with cartoons anymore.
Was it ever really about the cartoons?
Most Muslims can see the irony I'm sure, its just the militants looking for a excuse to further their cause.
At last!
A quote from someone asking for some kind of sense!
There must be thousands of others, and I'm getting pissed off that I'm not getting to hear their voice.
Surely there are thousands and thousands of Muslims who believe this to be as mental as we do?
K x
Lucy..."Most Muslims"...
Katey...Thousands of others"...
Lucy, Katey...there are MILLIONS of others...but it's like the "Christian" UK...they want to get on with their lives...a voice mUST be heard... I just CANNOT understand why the moderate Muslim voice (and there is one!) cannot be heard...WHY!!!!
Sorry, ...finny...dead right..
Lucy...no it wasn't...and the fact that is wasn't hasn't been WIDELY broadcast...it's been broadcast by the whisperer with a sore throat!!!
Katey...sorry...really: I am getting REALLY pissed off...is this what they want? Normal people turning against them?..I think IT IS...I think this is the beginning and I thing the loony clerics are looking to start what they think they will win.
The UK is the most tolerant nation on EARTH...laugh if you like...say the Danes and the Dutch are more so...they're not...WE are...and "they" are poking us with a big stick with a pointy end...
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