Power Line Blog
February 17, 2006
More Fatalities In Cartoon Rioting

This time it's Libya, where at least ten people were killed in rioting ostensibly over the Danish cartoons. The attack centered on the Italian embassy:

The riot appeared to be a reaction to Italian Cabinet Minister Roberto Calderoli, who said this week he would wear a T-shirt printed with the cartoons, which have provoked protests across the Muslim world. His remark was widely published in Libya.

Calderoli wore the T-shirt beneath a suit on Friday. Hours later, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi asked for his resignation, the ANSA news agency reported.

UPDATE: The photo below shows the Italian consulate in Benghazi burning.

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Posted by at 9:17 PM