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Pakistanis Protest Muhammad Cartoons for Fourth Day
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=10FE0F9:3919ACA At least 10,000
people are marching in the southern city of Karachi Thursday Thousands
of Pakistanis are in a fourth day of protests over satirical cartoons
of the Prophet Muhammad.

At least 10,000 people are marching in the southern city of Karachi
Thursday. But unlike the previous three days, there are no reports of
violence.

At least three people were killed Wednesday, including an
eight-year-old boy, when demonstrations turned into riots in Peshawar
and Lahore. Two people were killed Tuesday in Lahore when a protest
became violent.

President Pervez Musharraf has condemned the rioting and warned that
some people are exploiting the situation to create violence.

The Muhammad cartoons, which first appeared in Denmark five months ago
and later reprinted in several European newspapers triggered violent
Muslim protests across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.


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