WRAP Demos over cartoons in Iraq, Kashmir and Pakistan
(8 Feb 2006) Basra, Iraq 1. Wide shot of demonstrators 2. Danish flag on Israeli flag emblem 3. Demonstrators carrying banner reading: "The processions of Hussein condemn the offence against the Prophet Mohamed" 4. Demonstrators 5. Shiite procession of Ashoura, men whipping their backs with chains 6. Various demonstrators and banner reading: "No, no to occupation" 7. Various demonstrators burning Danish/Israeli flag 8. Wide shot demonstration Baqouba, Iraq 9. Demonstrators, followers of the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, marching and chanting pro-Islam slogans 10. Effigy representing Israel 11. Another effigy representing British Prime Minister Tony Blair 12. Banner reading: "We strongly condemn the bad action of the Danish and French government whom they abused prophet Mohammed and call upon peoples to boycott the Danish goods" 13. Demonstrators shouting: "No to America, No to Israel" 14. Demonstrators stamping on Danish flag 15. Demonstrators attempting to burn the Danish flag 16. Demonstrators chanting Karachi, Pakistan 17. Wide of Shiite protesters raising hands and chanting slogan "Death to Denmark" 18. Wide shot protesters with banner and US, Danish and Israeli flags on ground 19. Close up of three flags on ground 20. Protesters chanting "Death to America" 21. Mid shot of protesters chanting "Death to America and Death to Denmark" 22. Men lighting flags with petrol 23. Close-up of burnt Danish flag 24. Wide of protesters chanting 25. Close-up protester chanting 26. SOUNDBITE: (English) VOX POP, Sheikh Shabbir Hussain: "We demand a thorough investigation into why such an insult has been perpetrated, and that the person responsible should be punished." 27. Wide shot protest Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir 28. Protesters chanting pro-Iran, pro-Palestinian slogans 29. Close-up protester shouting anti-American slogan 30. Various protesters shouting anti-Denmark, anti-Israel slogans 31. Danish flag being burnt, with protesters shouting anti-America slogans STORYLINE: Protests continued across the Muslim world on Wednesday against caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad originally published in a Danish newspaper. In the southern Iraqi city of Basra, near the British Embassy, more than three-thousand demonstrators protested. During the protest, Shiites took part in processions for the Ashoura festival, which reaches its climax on Thursday. The celebration marks the 7th century death of revered Shiite saint, Imam Hussein. In the Iraqi city of Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, about a thousand supporters of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr demonstrated. The protesters carried effigies of US President George W. Bush, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and one representing Israel. Iraq has witnessed large demonstrations after the leading Iraqi Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, denounced the drawings, although he has also suggested that militant Muslims are partly to blame for distorting the image of Islam. Meanwhile, a rally in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi drew some 1,200 people condemning the cartoons. Protesters chanted "Death to Denmark" and "Death to America", while others burned the flags of Denmark, the United States and Israel on the pavement. One protester, Sheikh Shabbir Hussain, said they wanted a "complete investigation into why such an insult has been perpetrated". Pakistan's parliament unanimously passed a resolution on Friday condemning the cartoons. In Indian-controlled Kashmir, crowds continued to vent their anger against the publication of the cartoons. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
