Anti-US protests rock Delhi, Karachi, Manila, Jakarta.

Author: Agencies
Publication: The Economic Times
Date: October 13, 2001

Introduction: Islamic Nations see huge outpouring of Anger

Angry Muslims took to the streets in protest in many countries across the world, including India, after the first Friday prayers since US President George Bush launched raids on Afghanistan.

In India police fired teargas and used water cannons to disperse thousands of protesting Muslims in major Indian dries, including New Delhi, Hyderabad and Srinagar. They shouted anti-US slogans and burnt effigies of Mr Bush and the British flag, demanding an immediate stop to the bombings that began on Sunday. 'Death to America. Death to Israel. Taliban, Taliban, we salute you,' some 10,000 Muslims chanted at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi.

Meanwhile, protesters torched cars in Pakistan and marched in Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh and the Philippines. Muslims burned US flags in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, and set off firecrackers outside the US embassy in Jakarta as demonstrations quickly followed prayers. - Agencies
 

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