Posted on 09/01/2004 7:48:14 AM PDT by Alouette
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!", swept through Kathmandu early Wednesday, throwing stones and ransacking any targets with Arabic-language script.
Protesters climbed on top of and set fire to the Jama Masjid mosque, the largest shrine of the city's small Muslim minority, after pulling out its furniture and electrical equipment for a sidewalk bonfire.
Riot police used batons to push the crowd of some 5,000 people out of a sensitive central area which includes King Gyanendra's Narayanhity Palace, a police officer said.
The mosque suffered only minor damage but many of its contents were destroyed.
The protests erupted late Tuesday after news that the 12, who left the impoverished nation in search of jobs, were murdered by militants who abducted them about 10 days ago.
The kidnappers accused them of cooperating with US forces.
A mob made up mainly of youths broke windows of more than a dozen employment agencies blamed for sending Nepalese to Iraq and set fire to their vehicles, furniture and computers, police said.
An employee at Qatar Airways, one of the main airlines used by Nepalese seeking jobs in the Middle East, said dozens of angry people stormed into their premises and smashed furniture before setting the building on fire.
The employee estimated damage in the tens of thousands of dollars.
Many protesters also demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, saying he should take responsibility for the failure to free the hostages.
The government had repeatedly stressed that Nepal, which is fighting a bloody Maoist rebellion, was not part of the US-led coalition in Iraq.
Deuba appealed for calm in an address to the nation Wednesday.
"The terrorists who committed this gruesome act don't have any religion or principles. I call upon all citizens of Nepal to have patience," he said.
"We made honest efforts to save them but the militants never spelt out their conditions," Deuba said. "We are now trying our best to bring back the bodies of the victims."
His government announced compensation of one million rupees (14,400 dollars) for the families of each of the 12 slain hostages, a major sum in the one of the world's poorest countries.
The Himalayan capital's skies were patrolled by army helicopters, which were last called out last week when Maoist rebels fighting to overthrow the monarchy ordered a halt to traffic to and from the city of 1.5 million people.
Hindus make up more than 86 percent of the population in Nepal, the world's only officially Hindu state. But the kingdom has experienced little of the inter-religious violence that has scarred neighbouring India.
Muslims account for 3.8 percent of the 27 million population. Some 7.8 percent adhere to Buddhism in Nepal, which is the birthplace of the Buddha, with smaller religions comprising 2.2 percent.
Spontaneous protest strikes were called in the towns of Pokhara, Gorkha and Biratnagar with youths taking to the streets to stop vehicles.
A statement announcing the killings was posted on an Islamist website by an Al-Qaeda-linked group called the Army of Ansar al-Sunna.
It was accompanied by pictures of the grisly beheading of a blindfolded hostage, including one where his bloodied head was held up like a trophy by a hooded captor. A video showed the other Nepalese being shot.
How many Freeper readers would apply?
With a few more minutes searching:
And:
The Dinner Table
[5.33] The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His apostle and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement,
(Sounds like normal dinner conversation to me)...
And:
The Cow
[2.191] And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers.
(Moo moo, Buckaroo)...
And:
The Immunity
[9.123] O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness; and know that Allah is with those who guard (against evil).
(Fight them, but don't draw blood? I don't think so!)
And:
The Believer
[40.25] So when he brought to them the truth from Us, they said: Slay the sons of those who believe with him and keep their women alive; and the struggle of the unbelievers will only come to a state of perdition.
(Keep the women alive for war booty/sex slaves... Charming religion.)
And:
Time
[76.4] Surely We have prepared for the unbelievers chains and shackles and a burning fire.
(Because mere death is too good for some)...
And:
The Immunity
[9.5] So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
(do you need more, or can you Google on your own, now that I've broken the code?)
Another muslim troll exposed for the pathological liars they are.
I have known some Muslims, and as far as I can figure out, this is a true statement.
These MINOs are terrified into submission (say! doesn't the word islam mean "to submit"?) and are just keeping their heads down, in order to keep their heads...
Well, they have one little escape clause.....you can
become a 'slave' and work your tail off for them.
The 'moderate muslimes' would be all to happy to take
over your business, your home, your income, if you
are to stupid to convert. Real swell and tolerant
religion. I may have to give our government a chunk
of money, but so far they have let me go to the church
of my choice.
They were hired by a Jordanian company to serve as cooks, cleaners, etc.
I am keeping track of people I hear about who finally get it. Congratulations. You are No. 12
I "got it" on Sept. 11, 2001, but only because I got lucky. After the "palestinian" uprisings of the 50s, I began following islam and its actions and it was obvious where they were headed, and what sort of "restraint" it excersized.
If you have the opportunity, watch the documentary, Capturing Pablo Escobar. The technique which finally worked there is the only one that will eradicate terrorism. The only question is, how many American and other innocent lives will be "sacrificed" needslessly before it becomes clear to everyone else? Act effectively or die. It's not rocket science.
Says anyone with ears, eyes and a brain.
Deep intimacy with history also helps enormously.
May God save us all from the "religion of peace"and its murderous followers!
Yeah! But aside from all that, what connection can you list, you homophobe, capitalist, imperialist war-mongering, killed-all-the-native-american cannibals sandmaggotphobe you!
I got it on 9/11/01, when a US born møøselimb co-worker objected to my putting a Flag and "God Bless America" in my cubicle.
That being said, we may not need to kill all of them. Just "enough".
Enough so that the rest fore-swear violence.
"Enough" is a number between 0 and 1.2 billion.
I don't much care if it's really close to 1.2 billion, as long as it's enough...
"Oh yeah, some muslims are holding SCHOOL CHILDREN hostage in Russia."
Yeah, but the media (even FOX) is referring to them as 'Chechyn rebels', not islamic terrorists. I don't get it.
"Send a real message"
I did, follow your own advice.
BTTT
Don't confuse people with the facts. It is much easier to blame muslims for all the problems in the world.
A lot of FReepers, including myself, have noticed Fox tacking left lately.
You are right so as far as the Maoists go. But the Muslims are responsible for the most recent 12 killings, including the taped beheading, and adding them to the Nepali mix--or apparently any non-Muslim country's mix--looks like a recipe for present or future trouble.
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