PRESS TV
The death toll from Pakistan's protests against a US-made anti-Islam film and sacrilegious cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in France has risen to 23, Press TV reports.
Clashes broke out between enraged protesters and security forces in at least five Pakistani cities on Friday, with police firing tear gas and live rounds to disperse the crowds.
Hundereds of people were also wounded in the violence.
In the capital Islamabad, protesters marched towards the capital’s diplomatic headquarters, demanding the expulsion of the US and French ambassadors to the country.
Thousands more marched on US consulates in the cities of Lahore and Karachi.
In the northwestern city of Peshawar, protesters set two cinemas on fire and attacked several other buildings.
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