Syrian protesters set fire to embassies…
2006.02.04
Associated Press — Saturday February 4, 2006
Thousands of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus today, setting fire to both buildings in protest against caricatures of Islam’s prophet.
Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators who had move on to the Norwegian embassy after setting fire to the Danish embassy, about six kilometres (four miles) away. But the protesters broke through police barriers and set fire to the building, shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great).
A Norwegian news agency quoted an unnamed embassy employee as saying no Norwegians were inside the building at the time.
Protesters then moved toward the French embassy, some nine kilometers (six miles) away.
Earlier in the afternoon, a peaceful protest outside the Danish embassy escalated quickly when demonstrators began throwing stones and then broke through police barricades. Some scrambled up the concrete barriers protecting the embassy and climbed into the building and set a fire.
“With our blood and souls we defend you, O Prophet of God,” they chanted.
Some removed the Danish flag and replaced it with a green flag printed with the words: “There is no god but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God.”
The building, which also houses the embassies of Chile and Sweden, was believed to be empty.
Thick, black smoke rose from the three-story building for about an hour before firefighters were able to put out the flames. The structure was badly damaged and blackened but remained standing.
Ambulances rushed to the scene and dozens of policemen stood guard, trying to keep the protesters away. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
In response, the Danish Foreign Ministry issued a statement advising Danish citizens to leave Syria without delay.
The demonstrators were protesting against caricatures of the prophet Muhammad that were first published in a Danish newspaper several months ago.
Protesters have been staging sit-ins outside the Danish embassy in Damascus almost daily since the furore over the drawings broke out last week.
On Wednesday, Syria recalled its ambassador in Copenhagen for consultations over the caricatures. That same day, an anonymous caller told the Danish embassy in Damascus that there was a bomb in the ambassador’s office. The building was evacuated, but no bomb was found.
The cartoons, first printed in Denmark and then published elsewhere in Europe, have caused offence in the Arab and Islamic world, in part because Islamic law is interpreted to forbid any depiction of the prophet Muhammad. Aggravating the affront was one caricature of Muhammad wearing a turban shaped as a bomb with a burning fuse.
The Danish government has expressed regret for the row, but refused to become involved, citing freedom of expression.
Photo: Louai Beshara/AFP
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Interesting … judging from what I’ve seen and read, these protesters seem to epitomize the caricature of Muhammed sporting a turban in the shape of a bomb with a burning fuse.
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