Indian ‘melting pot’ boils over due to fuss about prophet Mohamed | Abroad

Angry protesters set fire to a portrait of Nupur Sharma during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan.

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NEW DELHI – Anyone who follows Geert Wilders on Twitter may have figured it out this weekend. The PVV leader got involved in a fierce Indian debate in which a leading member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plays a leading role. Riots have broken out in several Indian cities, some Muslim countries have summoned the Indian ambassador and the South Asian branch of Al-Qaeda is even threatening suicide attacks in India. What is going on?

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