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| Residents watch a ransacked church that burned after thousands of protesters gathered following Friday prayers to vent anger at the depiction of the prophet in the publication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in the latest edition of the French satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo, on January 16, 2015 in Zinder (AFP Photo / STR) |
More than 7 Christians churches have been burnt in Niger Republic by rampaging Muslims protesting Charlie Hebdo’s satirical cartoons targeting Islam. Police fired tear gas as hundreds of Niger Muslims came out to yet again protest. Several Christian churches have been set on fire by rioting crowds in Niger, as the world sees a second day of rallies.
