Violent protests are a 'growing global crisis' Second Edition

The Danish foreign ministry said that its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, had been temporarily closed. Niels Erik Andersen, Denmark's ambassador to Indonesia, said Muslim groups throughout the South-east Asian nation were burning Danish flags and effigies of Mr [Anders Fogh Rasmussen]. "A M...

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Published inIndependent (London, England : 1986)
Main Author Kim Sengupta Angus McDowell in Tehran and Oliver Duff
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Independent Digital News & Media 08.02.2006
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Rasmussen, Anders Fogh
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Summary:The Danish foreign ministry said that its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, had been temporarily closed. Niels Erik Andersen, Denmark's ambassador to Indonesia, said Muslim groups throughout the South-east Asian nation were burning Danish flags and effigies of Mr [Anders Fogh Rasmussen]. "A Muslim organisation said it was looking for Danes on the streets," he said. Further protests erupted in Yemen, Djibouti, Gaza and Azerbaijan. More than 10,000 people marched in the Bangladeshi capital and tens of thousands turned out in Niger's capital, Niamey, to vent their anger. State assembly members in mostly Muslim Kano, northern Nigeria, burnt Danish flags.
ISSN:0951-9467