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Islamist sit-in outside Pakistani capital targets France

| November 16, 2020 6:09 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of a radical cleric's political party rallied on the outskirts of Islamabad on Monday demanding the Pakistani government cut diplomatic ties with France over the republishing of caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, which they deem blasphemous.

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