Morphine Prince 109,768 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 At least three people were injured Friday in clashes between anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters and police outside the French consulate in Pakistan's Karachi, officials said, including an AFP photographer who was shot in the back. The protest by the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami religious party was one of several staged across Pakistan by Islamist groups after Friday prayers against the French magazine's depiction of the Prophet Mohammed. "Three injured were brought to the hospital, two were minor injuries and one photographer was serious," said Doctor Seemi Jamali, a spokeswoman for the city's main Jinnah hospital, referring to AFP's Asif Hassan, 38. "The bullet struck his lung, and passed through his chest. He is out of immediate danger and he has spoken to his colleagues," she continued, adding that Hassan was hit by what appeared to be a live round. The others injured were a policeman and a local TV cameraman who were discharged after receiving first aid treatment. Senior police official Abdul Khaliq Sheikh told AFP the violence began when some 350 protesters were prevented by police from approaching the French consulate, in the southern part of the sprawling metropolis. "When the police tried to stop them they started firing," he said, adding that the police responded with tear gas and water cannon to disperse the protesters. Police said Hassan and the other journalist did not appear to have been deliberately targeted but were caught in crossfire when protesters shot at the police. A witness at the scene backed the police account, though the religious party blamed the police. "Police are responsible for those wounded during the protest including Asif Hasan," said Hafiz Bilal Ramzan, head of the party's student wing. - French flags burnt - Elsewhere in Pakistan, protesters in the northwest city of Peshawar and central Multan burnt French flags on the streets, while rallies were also held in the capital Islamabad and the eastern city of Lahore. The demonstrations come a day after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif led parliament in condemning the cartoons in Charlie Hebdo, whose Paris offices were attacked last week by Islamist gunmen who killed 12 people. The newspaper is known for ridiculing religious figures, including the pope and Mohammed, and its defiant post-attack issue released Wednesday again featured the prophet on its front page. The new cover has sparked anger in parts of the Islamic world, with protests staged from the Philippines and Turkey to Kuwait and Mauritania. Many Muslims find any depiction of the prophet highly offensive, let alone images satirising him. The magazine's new cover shows Mohammed with a tear in his eye, under the headline "All is forgiven". He holds a sign reading "Je Suis Charlie" (I Am Charlie), the slogan that has become a global rallying cry for supporters of the victims and freedom of speech. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-religious-parties-set-protest-france-cartoons-074341314.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco 3,040 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 they're a mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Why were they shooting at the police? Because they were stopping them from reaching the French consulate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordeciel 323 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 in Algeria there were too mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valextra 58 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Ridiculous. Don't they have something more important to care about? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Ridiculous. Don't they have something more important to care about? Like protecting their people against terrorist assaults by Pakistani militants , especially after the attack on the school that left 145 dead last month? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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