Danish flag is burnt in protest over cartoons in Danish newspaper

Описание: (29 Jan 2006)

1. Various of militants burning Danish flag on floor
2. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic): (NAME NOT GIVEN) - militant explaining why they are burning the flag:
"Our Islamic law tells us to respect all the prophets (including Jesus, who is considered a prophet according to Muslim faith) and all the monotheistic religions, but the Danish monsters are not respecting our religion, are not respecting our great prophet, God prays on him."
3. Militants burning a second Danish flag

STORYLINE:

About 10 Palestinian gunmen burned a Danish flag in a square in Nablus, West Bank, on Sunday to protest against caricatures published in a Danish newspaper.

The images were deemed insulting to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.

The protestors demanded an apology and called on Palestinians and Muslims throughout the world to boycott Danish products.

The 12 drawings were published in an edition of Jyllands-Posten on September 30, 2005 and included one showing Muhammad wearing a turban shaped as a bomb with a burning fuse.

The caricatures have sparked a wave of denunciations across the Islamic world.

Islamic tradition bars any depiction of the prophet, even respectful ones because of concern that such images could lead to idolatry.

The newspaper has refused to apologise on grounds of freedom of speech.

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