(BBC) Deadly film protests in Pakistan
At least 19 people have died as violent protests erupted on the streets of Pakistan's main cities in anger at an anti-Islam film made in the US.
Fourteen people were killed in the port city of Karachi and a further five died in the north-western city of Peshawar, hospital officials said.
Protesters clashed with police outside the diplomatic enclave in the capital, Islamabad, near the US embassy.
Makes the heart sad--read it all.
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Posted September 21, 2012 at 3:25 pm
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But praise where praise is due:
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from the CNN article.
September 21, 6:19 pm | [comment link]