President Barack Obama: Police Opened Fire

Pakistan Dept: Unrest flared and turned to violence in at least nine countries, from Pakistan, where rioters set fire to cinemas, to Sri Lanka, where thousands burned effigies of U.S. President Barack Obama, according to CBC. Tens of thousands across the country protested the film after the government encouraged peaceful protests and declared a national holiday called Love for the Prophet Day. Demonstrations turned violent and at least 17 people were killed during the protests, including a driver for a Pakistani television station, who died after police opened fire on rioters torching a cinema in the northwest city of Peshawar. Clashes between police and thousands of stone-throwing protesters also occurred in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. Iraq Protests and reactions connected to an amateurish anti-Muslim film produced in the U.S. and caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in a French satirical magazine spread in various areas of the world today. Here's a rundown of what's happening and where: Pakistan (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.