AdvertisementPolice clashed with Muslim protesters demanding 'respect for the Prophet' in London today outside the French Embassy over Emmanuel Macron's stance on Charlie Hebdo cartoons. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson confirmed that the demonstrations outside the London embassy had now dispersed. Protesters also gathered outside the French embassies in Copenhagen and Moscow to denounce the French President, while posters of him were set alight in Istanbul, Turkey. More gatherings were planned for later Friday in Pakistan, including the capital, Islamabad, where police were out in force to prevent possible demonstrations outside the French embassy. There were also protests among the Muslim minority in India, despite a statement by the country's government saying that 'we strongly deplore the personal attacks in unacceptable language on President Emmanuel Macron'.

Source: Daily Mail October 30, 2020 17:19 UTC