Calls in Sudan for execution of Briton
By MOHAMED OSMAN, Associated Press
KHARTOUM, Sudan - Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives, rallied Friday in a central square and demanded the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Muhammad."
In response to the demonstration, teacher Gillian Gibbons was moved from the women's prison near Khartoum to a secret location for her safety, her lawyer said.
The protesters streamed out of mosques after Friday sermons, as pickup trucks with loudspeakers blared messages against Gibbons, who was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in prison and deportation. She avoided the more serious punishment of 40 lashes.
They massed in central Martyrs Square outside the presidential palace, where hundreds of riot police were deployed. They did not try to stop the rally, , which lasted about an hour...
D'ya suppose, in light of this utterly preposterous but frightening incident, the nutroot organizations might reconsider casting as moral equivalents deranged, murderous Islamic thugs and Christian fundamentalists?
Yeah, I know. Stupid question.
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