Death, destruction in Pakistan amid protests tied to anti-Islam film

By the CNN Wire Staff

Updated 2308 GMT (0708 HKT) September 21, 2012

Pakistani demonstrators beat an effigy of Florida pastor Terry Jones during a protest against an anti-Islam film in Lahore on Monday, September 24. More than 50 people have died around the world in violence linked to protests against the low-budget movie, which mocks Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, since the first demonstrations erupted on September 11. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/world/photography/index.html">See more of CNN's best photography</a>.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – Pakistani demonstrators beat an effigy of Florida pastor Terry Jones during a protest against an anti-Islam film in Lahore on Monday, September 24. More than 50 people have died around the world in violence linked to protests against the low-budget movie, which mocks Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, since the first demonstrations erupted on September 11. See more of CNN's best photography.
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Philippine Muslims gather coins they collected from the provinces to be used to pay for filing a petition before the Philippine Supreme Court in Manila on Monday asking for local authorities to ban the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" film from being posted on the Internet. Hundreds of Muslim protesters in the Philippines called for a ban on the film before the U.S. Embassy.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – Philippine Muslims gather coins they collected from the provinces to be used to pay for filing a petition before the Philippine Supreme Court in Manila on Monday asking for local authorities to ban the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" film from being posted on the Internet. Hundreds of Muslim protesters in the Philippines called for a ban on the film before the U.S. Embassy.
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A woman speaks on a megaphone prior to filing a petiion before the Philippine Supreme Court in Manila on Monday.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – A woman speaks on a megaphone prior to filing a petiion before the Philippine Supreme Court in Manila on Monday.
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On Monday Pakistani Muslim demonstrators shout anti-US slogans during a protest in Quetta.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – On Monday Pakistani Muslim demonstrators shout anti-US slogans during a protest in Quetta.
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Sri Lankan Muslims shout slogans against U.S President Barack Obama at a protest in Colombo on Monday.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – Sri Lankan Muslims shout slogans against U.S President Barack Obama at a protest in Colombo on Monday.
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Muslim students protest in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Monday.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – Muslim students protest in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Monday.
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Muslim protesters pray in Omonia Square in central Athens, Greece, during a demonstration on Sunday. Clashes broke out as Muslims staged a demonstration in the square, to be followed by a march to the U.S. Embassy, in protest of the film.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – Muslim protesters pray in Omonia Square in central Athens, Greece, during a demonstration on Sunday. Clashes broke out as Muslims staged a demonstration in the square, to be followed by a march to the U.S. Embassy, in protest of the film.
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Protesters smashed the windows of a store during a demonstration in central Athens.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – Protesters smashed the windows of a store during a demonstration in central Athens.
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Riot police clash with demonstrators in Athens, Greece, on Sunday, September 23.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – Riot police clash with demonstrators in Athens, Greece, on Sunday, September 23.
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A Muslim protester throws a shoe at police during a rally in central Athens on Sunday.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – A Muslim protester throws a shoe at police during a rally in central Athens on Sunday.
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Riot police try to disperse Muslim protesters in Athens on Sunday.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – Riot police try to disperse Muslim protesters in Athens on Sunday.
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A Kashmiri Muslim student participates in a protest march organized by a Muslim school on Saturday, September 22, against an independently produced anti-Islam film that has ignited anger in the Muslim world.
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Anti-U.S. demonstrations worldwide – A Kashmiri Muslim student participates in a protest march organized by a Muslim school on Saturday, September 22, against an independently produced anti-Islam film that has ignited anger in the Muslim world.
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