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North Rhine-Westphalia: Gov't wants ban on Muhammad cartoons

North Rhine-Westphalia: Gov't wants ban on Muhammad cartoons Via Parool : The government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia wants to curtail the display of the Danish Muhammad cartoons.  Minister of the Interior Ralf J�ger (SPD) said he hoped such a ban will stand up in court. This after a Pro NRW demonstration in Bonn displaying Muhammad cartoons led to violent clashes between police and Salafists.  Pro NRW also held demonstrations outside mosques in Aachen and Leverkusen, with calm counter-demonstrations.

Bonn: Salafists clash with police over Muhammad cartoon protest (UPDATED)

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Bonn: Salafists clash with police over Muhammad cartoon protest Salafists in Bonn clashed with police on Saturday after a Pro-NRW protest displaying anti-Islam cartoons.  29 police agents were injured, and over 100 people were arrested. Update: Video was mistakenly dropped from original post. English-language report: AGI .

Germany:Police arrest 30 Salafists after clashes

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Germany:Police arrest 30 Salafists after clashes Police spokeswoman Anja Meis said a group of Salafists protesting against a far-right march threw stones and attacked officers separating the two rallies in the western German city of Solingen Tuesday. Three policemen and a passer-by were injured. ( source )