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In the second day of protests in Niger, at least two police
cars were burned by demonstrators outside the main mosque in
Niamey after authorities banned a march organized by local
Muslim leaders. No casualties were reported.
On Friday, at least one police officer and three civilians were
killed in demonstrations against the Charlie Hebdo cartoons of
the Prophet Mohammad in Niger's second city of Zinder, police
sources said.
Churches were burned, Christian homes looted and the French
cultural center attacked during the violence in Zinder,
residents said.
Peaceful marches took place after Friday prayers in the capital
cities of other West African countries - Mali, Senegal and
Mauritania - and Algeria in North Africa, which are all also
former French colonies.
In Algiers, several police were injured in clashes with
protesters angered by the cartoons.
(Reporting by Abdoulaye Massalaki; Writing by Daniel Flynn;
Editing by Pravin Char)
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