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Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh Sep 30th 2012, 11:56 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News From Nigeria to Athens, Muslim protests rumble on Sun, Sep 23 2012 Pakistani bounty placed on anti-Islam filmmaker Sat, Sep 22 2012 Insults to Islam ignite violence in Pakistan, 15 killed Fri, Sep 21 2012 France bans protests over Prophet Mohammad cartoons Fri, Sep 21 2012 Cartoons in French weekly fuel Mohammad furor Wed, Sep 19 2012 Analysis & Opinion Pakistan Islamist accuses Obama of religious war on Muslims over hate video Unintelligent, but constitutionally protected 1 of 6. A temple burnt by Muslims is seen in Cox's Bazar September 30, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Stringer Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:56am EDT COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists on Sunday after complaining that a Buddhist man had insulted Islam, police and residents said. Members of the Buddhist minority in the Cox's Bazar area in the southeast of the country said unidentified people were bent on upsetting peaceful relations between Muslims and Buddhists. Muslims took to the streets in the area late on Saturday to protest against what they said was a photograph posted on Facebook that insulted Islam. The protesters said the picture had been posted by a Buddhist and they marched to Buddhist villages and set fire to temples and houses. Police said they had deployed extra security forces and banned gatherings in Buddhist-dominated areas. "We brought the situation under control before dawn and imposed restrictions on public gatherings," said Salim Mohammad Jahangir, Cox's Bazar district police superintendent. Many people in predominantly Muslim Bangladesh have been angered in recent days by a film made in California that mocks the Prophet Mohammad. Muslims in Bangladesh and beyond have also been outraged by violence over the border in Myanmar where members of the majority Buddhist community clashed with minority Muslims this year. Police had escorted the man accused of posting the insulting photograph and his mother to safety, Jahangir said. Sohel Sarwar Kajal, the Muslim head of the council in the area where the arson took place, said he was trying to restore communal peace. "We are doing everything possible to quell tension and restore peace between the communities," he told reporters. (This story corrects "Bazaar" to "Bazar" in sixth paragraph) (Reporting by Nurul Islam; Writing by Anis Ahmed; Editing by Robert Birsel) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (4) Islam is rapidly turning out to be the religion of narrow minded bigots, who are living the Middle Ages! Strange how hundreds of millions of other moslems stay silent…… I wonder if this Allah mush & his side kick mohammed are chuffed at such mindless stupidity? Though, I don't suppose for one nano-second that it has occurred to these rampaging half-witted islamic peasants, that they might be 'offending' against another religion – but I doubt they'd care if it it did! They are so brainwashed & blinkered…. Sep 30, 2012 4:29am EDT  --  Report as abuse In that religion they are one and ONLY one. All other religions are wrong and false. As everyone seen with the video that was released earlier this month they take any bad mouthing of their prophet as bomb attack on a city. Very outta date religion on most of its aspects. Sep 30, 2012 6:09am EDT  --  Report as abuse Very unfortunate. Such over-reactions convey very negative image of muslims to others. Hope some sanity will prevail and bring peace. Sep 30, 2012 8:45am EDT  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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