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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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From: tejek2/17/2006 6:29:07 PM
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Now this makes sense..NOT. The Libyans attack the Italian embassy in their protest over the cartoons published in a DANISH paper???? Actually it does make some sense..........Libya was once a colony of Italy and there's still some bad feelings over that relationship.

Nine dead in Libya clashes over cartoons

February 18, 2006 - 9:29AM

At least nine people have died and 55 were injured as protesters tried to storm the Italian consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, a consulate employee told Sky Italian television.

The protests were over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

Police violently dispersed demonstrators who were protesting an Italian minister's support for cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, the Italian foreign ministry and Libyan news agency Jana said.

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theage.com.au
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