45 churches razed in Niger capital in cartoon demos: police

Forty-five churches were torched over the weekend in
Niger's capital during deadly protests over the
publication of a Prophet Mohammed cartoon by the
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, police said on
Monday.
The protests, which left five people dead and 128 people
injured, also saw a Christian school and orphanage set
alight, Adily Toro, a spokesman for the national police,
told a press conference. Similar protests on Friday in the
second city of Zinder also saw five people killed and 45
wounded.
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