THE TENSION: Images of Tension: Muslim Cartoon Protests #18

Friday, February 10, 2006

Images of Tension: Muslim Cartoon Protests #18

Sri Lankan Muslims burn a Danish flag during a protest outside a mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 10, 2006. The protesters were demonstrating against cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad first published in Denmark, then other countries in Europe and elsewhere. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi

Muslims carrying banners march toward Danish Embassy, protesting against the publication of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 10, 2006. Malaysia declared the possession of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad illegal as thousands of Muslims marched in the country's biggest demonstration against the caricatures, calling for the destruction of Denmark, Israel and the U.S. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Filipino Muslims shout 'Allahu Akbar (God is Great!)' during a rally shortly after Friday prayers at the Golden Mosque at downtown Quiapo in Manila Friday, Feb. 10, 2006 to denounce the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper. The protesters condemned the 'derogatory and blasphemous' cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad depicting him as a terrorist. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Iraqi Muslim Shiites use swords to rip away the Danish flag during the religious Ashura ceremony in the holy city of Najaf, south of Baghdad. Hamas has joined voices for calm in the international furore sparked by cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, as a Taliban commander in Afghanistan said 100 suicide bombers were lined up on the side of further violence.(AFP/Qassem Zein)

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