In Pakistan, demonstrations are again taking place against France. In Rawalpindi, a city about 20 kilometers south of the capital Islamabad, there were about 5,000 protesters yesterday and about 1,000 today.
Just like yesterday, the authorities have closed a main road to the capital, Islamabad. The protesters gathered at the roadblock today. Commuters had to make detours and had long delays.
The protests are organized by a right-wing religious political party. Telephone services were blocked for more than 24 hours so that organizers could not communicate with each other, but they are now back on the air.
Yesterday a journalist tweeted these images from Rawalpindi:
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