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Protests over anti-Muslim film continue with scores hurt in Bangladesh Protests over anti-Muslim film continue with scores hurt in Bangladesh
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The controversy over an anti-Islam film made in the US continued to fuel protests and extreme reactions in the Muslim world.The controversy over an anti-Islam film made in the US continued to fuel protests and extreme reactions in the Muslim world.
Scores of people were injured on Saturday in a clash in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, between police and hundreds of demonstrators.Scores of people were injured on Saturday in a clash in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, between police and hundreds of demonstrators.
In Pakistan, where more than 20 people died on Friday in clashes with police in cities throughout the country, a cabinet minister offered a £60,000 reward for the death of the filmmaker.In Pakistan, where more than 20 people died on Friday in clashes with police in cities throughout the country, a cabinet minister offered a £60,000 reward for the death of the filmmaker.
The railways minister, Ghulam Ahmad Balor, said he would pay the reward out of his own pocket. He urged the Taliban and al-Qaida to perform the "sacred duty" of helping locate and kill the filmmaker.The railways minister, Ghulam Ahmad Balor, said he would pay the reward out of his own pocket. He urged the Taliban and al-Qaida to perform the "sacred duty" of helping locate and kill the filmmaker.
The film Innocence of Muslims has sparked violent protests throughout the Muslim world that resulted in the deaths of dozens.The film Innocence of Muslims has sparked violent protests throughout the Muslim world that resulted in the deaths of dozens.
In Bangladesh, police fired teargas and used batons to disperse the stone-throwing protesters who burnt several vehicles.In Bangladesh, police fired teargas and used batons to disperse the stone-throwing protesters who burnt several vehicles.
Dozens of protesters were arrested at the demonstration and inside the nearby National Press Club, where participants took refuge, a Dhaka metropolitan police official said on condition of anonymity in line with police policy. Police and witnesses said scores of people were injured.Dozens of protesters were arrested at the demonstration and inside the nearby National Press Club, where participants took refuge, a Dhaka metropolitan police official said on condition of anonymity in line with police policy. Police and witnesses said scores of people were injured.
The clash erupted when authorities attempted to halt the demonstration, police said. Authorities have banned all protests near the city's main Baitul Mokarram mosque since Friday, when more than 2,000 people marched and burned an effigy of the US president, Barack Obama.The clash erupted when authorities attempted to halt the demonstration, police said. Authorities have banned all protests near the city's main Baitul Mokarram mosque since Friday, when more than 2,000 people marched and burned an effigy of the US president, Barack Obama.
The protesters announced a nationwide general strike on Sunday to protest against the police action.The protesters announced a nationwide general strike on Sunday to protest against the police action.
In Pakistan, protests continued on Saturday, with more than 1,500 people, including women and children, rallying in the capital, Islamabad. The crowd was peaceful but angry over the film, which portrays the prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womaniser and a child molester.In Pakistan, protests continued on Saturday, with more than 1,500 people, including women and children, rallying in the capital, Islamabad. The crowd was peaceful but angry over the film, which portrays the prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womaniser and a child molester.
The protesters from the Minhaj-ul-Quran religious group marched through the streets then gathered near parliament, chanting slogans against the filmmaker and demanding stern punishment for him.The protesters from the Minhaj-ul-Quran religious group marched through the streets then gathered near parliament, chanting slogans against the filmmaker and demanding stern punishment for him.
Thousands of people also protested on Saturday in Nigeria's largest city, Kano. The crowd marched from a mosque to the palace of the emir of Kano, the region's top spiritual leader for Muslims.Thousands of people also protested on Saturday in Nigeria's largest city, Kano. The crowd marched from a mosque to the palace of the emir of Kano, the region's top spiritual leader for Muslims.
About 200 students in Srinagar, the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, chanted "Down with America" and "Long live Islam" in a peaceful protest. Some carried a placard that read: "There is no god but God and Muhammad is his messenger."About 200 students in Srinagar, the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, chanted "Down with America" and "Long live Islam" in a peaceful protest. Some carried a placard that read: "There is no god but God and Muhammad is his messenger."
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