Iran and Syria 'incited violence'
The US secretary of state has accused Iran and Syria of fuelling
anti-Western sentiment, in a row over cartoons satirising the Prophet
Muhammad.
Condoleezza Rice said both countries had used the opportunity to incite
violence and exploit Muslim anger.
The accusation came as the UK embassy in Iran came under attack. Western
embassies in Syria and Lebanon were set alight over the weekend.
Protests continue elsewhere, with four killed in an Afghan demonstration.
The deaths - at a protest by about 400 people in the town of Qalat - bring
to 12 the number of people killed in Afghan protests over the cartoons in
recent days.
Afghanistan's top council of Muslim clerics has called for an end to several
days of demonstrations.
The 12 cartoons, first published in a Danish newspaper in September, show
the Muslim Prophet Muhammad in a variety of humorous or satirical
situations.
They include images of the Prophet carrying a lit bomb on his head and
brandishing a sword.
In other developments:
* French magazine Charlie Hebdo becomes the latest to print the
cartoons
* Hackers attack hundreds of Danish websites, posting pro-Islamic
messages condemning publication of the images
* Several hundred people march on the Italian embassy in the
Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, but are blocked by police
* About 300 Palestinian protesters attack an international observers'
mission in the West Bank town of Hebron, throwing rocks and bottles and
trying to torch one of its buildings
* Thousands demonstrate in Pakistan's Dara Adam Khel tribal region,
bordering Afghanistan.
'Sentiments inflamed'
Speaking at a joint news conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi
Livni, Ms Rice said some countries were behaving responsibly with regard to
the row but that others "have also used this opportunity to incite
violence."
CARTOON ROW
30 Sept 2005: Danish paper publishes cartoons
20 Oct: Muslim ambassadors complain to Danish PM
10 Jan 2006: Norwegian publication reprints cartoons
30 Jan: Gunmen raid EU's Gaza office demanding apology
1 Feb: Papers in France, Germany, Italy and Spain reprint cartoons
4 Feb: Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus attacked
5 Feb: Protesters set alight Danish embassy in Beirut
6-7 Feb: At least eight killed in protests in Afghanistan
"I don't have any doubt that ... Iran and Syria have gone out of their way
to inflame sentiments and to use this to their own purposes. And the world
ought to call them on it," she said.
During the day about 200 Iranian demonstrators attacked the UK embassy in
Tehran, but were prevented by police from forcing entry to the building.
The Danish and Norwegian embassies in Iran have also been attacked, while
those in Beirut and Damascus were set on fire at the weekend.
Meanwhile US President George W Bush urged governments to prevent attacks on
diplomatic missions.
"I call upon the governments around the world to stop the violence, to be
respectful, to protect property, protect the lives of innocent diplomats who
are serving their countries overseas," he said.
French President Jacques Chirac, however, focused on the European media,
condemning decisions to republish the cartoons as an "overt provocation".
"Anything that can hurt the convictions of another, particularly religious
convictions, must be avoided," he said. "Freedom of expression must be
exercised in a spirit of responsibility.
"I condemn all manifest provocation that might dangerously fan passions."
Story from BBC NEWS:
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Published: 2006/02/08 19:13:36 GMT
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