NIGERIA: People burn effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama during anti-Islam film protest

Record ID: 235780

  • Title: NIGERIA: People burn effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama during anti-Islam film protest
  • Date: 27th September 2012
  • Summary: KANO, NIGERIA (SEPTEMBER 26, 2012) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) PROTESTERS CARRYING AN EFFIGY OF U.S.PRESDENT BARACK OBAMA VARIOUS PROTESTERS CHANTING BANNER READING 'ISLAM FOR LIFE' MORE BANNERS OBAMA EFFIGY BURNING U.S. FLAG BEING DRAGGED ALONG GROUND (SOUNDBITE) (Hausa) SULIEMAN ALIYU BAKARE, ISLAMIC PREACHER, SAYING: "We came out to show to the world that we are not happy with the terrorism done to our prophet and to tell the perpetrators that our prophet preaches peace and not terrorism as they showcase him." (SOUNDBITE) (Hausa) MUSTAPHA GARBA DAWAKIN, A RESIDENT IN KANO, SAYING: "To us, America is the biggest devil in the world and it was America and Israel that do not want peace in the world, therefore, as long as America and Israel continue to exist, there will never be peace in the world and we will continue to protest until we see the end of America and her allies." (SOUNDBITE) (Hausa) ADAMU ABDULLAHI KURA, ISLAMIC TEACHER, SAYING: "As you can see, we will continue to protest while observing the situation of things and this will determine our next line of action because we have been pushed to the wall and we will not continue to fold our arms while all sort of terrorism is being attributed to our prophet." FLAG BEING DRAGGED ALONG GROUND ANOTHER EFFIGY OF OBAMA BEING CARRIED BY CROWD EFFIGY OF OBAMA BEING BEATEN WITH STICKS WOMEN IN PROTEST VARIOUS MEN MARCHING AND CHANTING AND CARRYING BANNERS
  • Embargoed: 12th October 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Nigeria
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Topics: International Relations,Politics,Religion
  • Reuters ID: LVADZ5217MEXOS9H68NKUQMO24LR
  • Story Text: Nigerians burned U.S. flags and effigies of President Barack Obama on Wednesday (September 26) as protests against a film insulting Islam rumbled on.
    Protesters in the Nigerian town of Kano wanted to show that anti-Western anger against the film and cartoons had not dissipated.
    "We will continue to protest while observing the situation of things and this will determine our next line of action because we have been pushed to the wall and we will not continue to fold our arms while all sort of terrorism is being attributed to our prophet," said Islamic teacher Adamu Abdullah Kura.
    Protests around the world have been relatively small and calm, but Western embassies remained on alert after the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed in one of the first protests, on September. 11.
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