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Afghan Rioters Demonstrate Over Cartoons
February 6, 2006, 3:06 AM EST KABUL, Afghanistan -- Hundreds of Afghans clashed with police and soldiers Monday during a demonstration against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed in European newspapers. One person was killed and four wounded, officials said. Police fired on the demonstrators after a man in the crowd shot at them and others threw stones and knives during the rally in the central Afghan city of Mihtarlam, said Dad Mohammed Rasa, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry. Copyright 2006 Newsday Inc. |