KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghans hurled stones at NATO peacekeepers and government buildings in protests Tuesday against the Prophet Muhammad drawings.
Two passersby, both women, were hurt when hit by stones during the demonstration by about 200 people outside the NATO base in the northwestern city of Maymana, police said.
Norwegian troops used tear gas to disperse the protesters, said Squadron Leader Annie Gibson-Sexton, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force.
In other protests against the caricatures published by Western newspapers, some 3,000 people threw stones at government buildings and an Italian peacekeeping base in the western city of Herat, said a witness, Faridoon Pooyaa. No one was hurt
Provincial administrator Asiluddin Jami said police fired warning shots to prevent the demonstrators from entering the buildings and the base.
In Kabul, small groups of demonstrators gathered on the outskirts of the city, but police said they have been instructed not to let them enter the capital, home to some 3,000 foreign diplomats, aid workers and others.
Police in several other Afghan towns and cities reported small protests, but all were peaceful.
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