DHAKA: Muslims in this city as well as in Pakistan and Lebanon vented their fury at France on Friday (Saturday in Manila) and torched an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron over his recent remarks on Islam, with tens of thousands flooding the streets.

BLASPHEMY Supporters of a Pakistani Islamic religious group burn a French flag on Oct. 30, 2020 as President Emmanuel Macron refused to apologize for his statement that describing Allah through cartoons was part of freedom of speech. AP PHOTO

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