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  • Mosque, Arab targets attacked in Nepal after 12 workers murdered in Iraq

    09/01/2004 7:48:14 AM PDT · by Alouette · 318 replies · 7,592+ views
    AFP ^ | Sept. 1, 2004
    KATHMANDU (AFP) - Thousands of people rampaged through Kathmandu, setting fire to a mosque and Arab targets and ransacking employment agencies after 12 Nepalese hostages were murdered in Iraq. Two men were shot and slightly wounded by security guards when they tried to storm the Egyptian embassy, which represents Iraqi interests in the Himalayan kingdom, police and a doctor said. The streets returned to normal after the government clamped an indefinite curfew and declared a national day of mourning Thursday for the victims of the worst hostage massacre in Iraq since the US-led invasion. Demonstrators, some chanting "Punish the Muslims!",...