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New prophet cartoons published

Official rebukes French magazine

Posted: September 20, 2012 at 5:22 a.m.

A French policeman guards the headquarters of the satirical weekly publication Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday.

A French satirical magazine on Wednesday published a series of cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad, setting off a new wave of outrage among Muslims and condemnation from French leaders amid widening unrest over an amateur video that has provoked violence throughout the Islamic world.

New French Cartoons Inflame Prophet Film Tension

A French magazine published vulgar caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday, inflaming global tensions over a movie insulting to Islam and prompting France to step up security at its embassies. (By The Associated Press)
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