Tension Rises Over Cartoons Of Prophet

TENSION IN THE NEWS

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Political analysts from both sides described the newspapers' printing of the cartoons as a dangerous incitement in a conflict that has already alienated the growing Muslim populations of West European nations and hardened extremists in both camps.

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Tension Rises Over Cartoons Of Prophet
Publication Widens As Protests Spread
PARIS, Feb. 2 (washingtonpost.com) -- Protests against European newspapers' publication of cartoons lampooning the prophet Muhammad gained momentum across the Islamic world Thursday as Pakistani schoolchildren burned French and Danish flags and Muslim presidents denounced the drawings. At the same time, more European news organizations printed or broadcast the caricatures, citing a need to defend freedom of expression.

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