Violent day of protests in Pakistan kills 15
By Agencies in Islamabad and Cairo | China Daily | Updated: 2012-09-22 07:55
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Pakistani demonstrators react beside burning tires as they block a main highway during a protest against the film, Innocence of Muslims, in Rawalpindi on Friday. Aamir Qureshi / AFP |
Protests by tens of thousands of Pakistanis infuriated by an anti-Islam film descended into deadly violence on Friday, with police firing tear gas and live ammunition in an attempt to subdue rioters who hurled rocks and set fire to buildings in some cities.
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