Muslim protesters target embassies over cartoons

DAMASCUS, Syria (CNN) — Muslim demonstrators in Damascus, Syria, torched the Norwegian Embassy and the building housing Denmark’s embassy, because newspapers in those countries had published what they consider blasphemous depictions of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed.

Thousands of angry Muslims protested in other cities, including Islamabad, Pakistan; Baghdad, Iraq; Khartoum, Sudan; the Palestinian territories; and Jakarta, Indonesia. (Read about one Danish ambassador’s meeting with protesters)

In Damascus, protesters set a bonfire outside the building housing Denmark’s embassy, using chairs and furniture stolen from inside. Protesters also clashed with police and shattered windows with stones.

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