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Four people were killed and dozens were injured in the Charlie Hebdo protest demonstration in Niger, a former French colony, in Western Africa. Featuring the Prophet Muhammad in the latest issue of the French satirical weekly magazine angered many Muslims in the cities of Jordan, Pakistan and Algeria, The Guardian reported.
Muslims all over the globe continue to show their protests against the action of Charlie Hebdo publication. On the second day of protests, churches were attacked and burned in Niger; demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen goes on according to BBC news.
The ongoing protest turned more violent as protesters start burning churches and raiding stores owned by Christians. A cultural center was burned and charred in the southern part of Zinder, second largest city in Niger. Three demonstrators and one security personnel were killed in the incident according to Hassoumi Massaoudou, Interior Minister of Niger. 23 civilians and 20 security persons were also hurt in the violent clash.
Radical protesters shot a photographer and innocent people in Pakistan. The French satire magazine's move to feature Muhammad as cover provoked the Muslim population all over the world to demonstrate their power through the so-called "Black Day" of protests.
Algerian law enforcement have tried to contain the situation of more than thousands of street demonstrators as they chant loudly "I am not Charlie, I am Muhammad!"
In Amman, Jordan, protests organized by the Muslim Brotherhood collided with the security people. Hundreds of the protestors marched in the streets of Khartoum, Sudan and demanded to expel the French Ambassador from their country.
Larger demonstrations are being arranged by a coalition of 20 religious parties against the blasphemous French magazine, Charlie Hebdo; its circulation dominated mostly in Pakistan's news channels.
