‘Day of Love’ protests in Pakistan (PHOTOS)
Pakistani Muslim demonstrators torch a US flag during a protest against an anti-Islam film in Karachi on September 21, 2012. At least 19 people died and nearly 200 were wounded in Pakistan during violent protests on Friday condemning a US-made film insulting Islam, defying a government call for only peaceful demonstrations, officials said.
Protesters filled the streets of several cities in Pakistan on Friday for a day of government-sanctioned protests against the anti-Islam film, "Innocence of Muslims." The protests turned violent, with as many as 19 killed, according to reports.
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