Around 1,000 British Muslims swarmed to central London to
protest against French newspaper Charlie Hebdo depicting the Prophet
Mohammad.
The crowds gathered close to 10 Downing Street carrying placards with
slogans including ‘stand up for the prophet’ and ‘insult my mum and I
will PUNCH you’.
Sunday’s protest organisers condemned the Paris attacks, but said the magazine should not publish cartoons of the prophet. Continue to see more photos...
Imams delivered speeches and the crowds paused to pray before handing
in a petition which denounced those who had produced cartoons of the
prophet to Cameron’s office – signed by more than 100,000 Muslims.
The group paid tribute to those who died in the days of violence in France
A leaflet circulated by the event’s organisers said depictions of
Mohammad by Charlie Hebdo and others was ‘a stark reminder’ that freedom
of speech was ‘regularly utilised to insult personalities that others
consider sacred’.
Tributes paid near 10 Downing Street
A group of around ten far-right protesters looked on and burnt signs but the event was largely peaceful.
Leaflets were handed out condemning freedom of speech to ‘insult personalities’
Last month 17 people were killed in three days of violence in France
that began when two Islamist gunmen burst into Charlie Hebdo’s Paris
offices, opening fire in revenge for its publication of satirical images
of Mohammad.
A small group of far-right protesters were there but no incidents of violence have been reported
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