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Palestinian children protest against Denmark for a cartoon of Prophet Mohammad that was republished by Danish newspapers recently, in Rafah, southern Gaza on February 22, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Danish police said a man injured in an explosion is believed to have been building a letter bomb to send to a newspaper that printed Prophet Mohammad cartoons.
LAHORE, Pakistan, May 19 (UPI) -- A court ordered Pakistan's government to block Facebook Wednesday after reports surfaced about a contest to draw the Prophet Mohammed, a lawyer says.
TIMBUKTU, Mali, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Officials in Timbuktu, Mali, said 26 people were trampled to death during a ceremonial Mouloud festival walk at the Djinguereber mosque.
ZAHEDAN, Iran, May 29 (UPI) -- Iranian intelligence officials arrested several suspects linked to a Thursday terrorist bombing at a mosque while leading clerics point to U.S.-Israeli ties.
TEHRAN, May 28 (UPI) -- Supporters of incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held rallies in his support during commemorations honoring the daughter of the Islamic prophet.
BERLIN, April 1 (UPI) -- European security officials have warned of an increased terror threat after a Dutch lawmaker published an anti-Islam film on the Internet.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Pakistani authorities' efforts to block access to the video-sharing Web site YouTube from Internet addresses in their own country effectively shut down the site altogether at the weekend, disrupting access to it by would-be visitors from all over the world.
KARBALA, Iraq, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- A suicide bomber killed at least 40 Muslim pilgrims and wounded 60 others as they traveled to Karbala for a Shiite holiday Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.
BERLIN, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Dutch government is bracing for widespread violence that could be sparked by an anti-Islam film that its producer wants to broadcast sometime this week.
DUESSELDORF, Germany, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Germany in 2006 only narrowly eluded a terror attack targeting a filled stadium during the FIFA Soccer World Cup, reports said Thursday.
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