Dozens injured in Bangladesh anti-film protests

Dozens of people have been injured in a clash in Bangladesh's capital between police and hundreds of Muslims who were protesting a film produced in the US that denigrates the Prophet Mohammed.

Dozens injured in Bangladesh anti-film protests
Sat, 22 Sep, 2012 - 11:09

Dozens of people have been injured in a clash in Bangladesh's capital between police and hundreds of Muslims who were protesting a film produced in the US that denigrates the Prophet Mohammed.

Police in Dhaka fired tear gas and used batons to disperse the stone-throwing protesters, who were from about a dozen Islamic groups.

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