Seven killed and 20 injured in more protests in Afghanistan
Saturday 14-05-2005
KABUL: Seven people were killed and 20 were injured in further protests in Afghanistan over a report that US interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Quran, said police and residents on Friday.
Earlier, Islamic clerics speaking told worshippers during Friday prayers the protests were justified, but urged them to shun violence. Their words fell on deaf ears as clashes erupted in different parts of the country shortly after prayers ended. Four policemen and national army soldiers were killed in a gun battle with protesters in Ghazni province, said residents.
Provincial police chief Shah Jahan Noori said that three protesters were also killed in Badakhshan during a protest. “Apart from the three killed, 21 people, including two policemen, were injured,” said Noori, adding that protesters had damaged several aid agency offices.
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Do the Americans like provoking the Muslims and then wondering why they’re hated so much all over the world?