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Violence in the wake of the cartoon controversy UPDATE | 30 comments (30 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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I posted this in the European Brunch thread as well, but I thought I'd put it here to.

Al-Jazeera is now reporting a fire in the Danish consulate in Beirut.  They have video of smoke rising from the building.  They are definitely saying consulate, not embassy, I'm not sure if Denmark has both there.

All the bystanders Al-Jazeera is interviewing at the scene, including a Muslim cleric, are calling for calm and saying that it is against Islam to attack and burn, that the Prophet Muhammed would not approve of this violence.

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Sun Feb 5th, 2006 at 05:38:14 AM EST
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CNN is now reporting the clashes between demonstrators and police, as well as between demonstrators and demonstrators.  The embassy is is a Christian neighborhood, and it appears that Lebanon's sectarian divisions are playing a part in this.
by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Sun Feb 5th, 2006 at 05:50:57 AM EST
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I'm sorry to hijack your diary, Gjermund, and I do hope to comment on the substance of it sometime today.

But for now, more bad news.

Al-Jazeera:  Danish embassy in Beirut torched

This is awful.

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Sun Feb 5th, 2006 at 06:05:04 AM EST
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There is no need to be sorry, this is dramatic news evolving by the minute so keep on the good work of providing us information.

Bitsofnews.com Giving you the latest bits.
by Gjermund E Jansen (gjans1@hotmail.com) on Sun Feb 5th, 2006 at 11:48:48 AM EST
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Violence in the wake of the cartoon controversy UPDATE | 30 comments (30 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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