Muslim protests against insults to the Prophet Mohammad turned violent in Islamabad, Pakistan, where at least 15 people were killed today (September 21, 2012) -- the Muslim day of prayer -- but remained mostly peaceful in other Islamic countries, according to the Reuters website.
In France -- where the publication of cartoons denigrating Mohammad fueled additional anger over an anti-Islam video made in California -- the authorities banned all protests over the issue.
"There will be strictly no exceptions. Demonstrations will be banned and broken up," said French Interior Minister Manuel Valls.
Tunisia's Islamist-led government also banned protests against the images published this week by the French satirical weekly "Charlie Hebdo." Four people were killed and some 30 wounded last week when the U.S. embassy in Tunis was stormed in a protest over the film.
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