Tuesday, September 9, 2003
Muslim protests greet Israel's Sharon in India
About 200 people, some waving black flags and shouting anti-Israeli slogans, gathered in a Muslim-dominated area of India's commercial capital, Bombay, to denounce Sharon's treatment of Palestinians.
''He has massacred thousands of innocent Palestinians. He is still killing Muslims,'' Muslim scholar Maulana Mansoor Ali Khan told the crowd. ''He is a terrorist, a war criminal.''
More protests were planned in other cities.
Sharon arrived on Monday for a four-day visit to build closer ties with India, a move that has worried some Indian Muslims and neighbouring Pakistan. He travels to Bombay on Thursday. Police said those detained would not be charged.
200 people? In India? Jeepers, I could get more people than that out to protest, well...me! Try harder, please. Sharon is going to think he's not important or something. And black flags? Doesn't that make them anarchists, not Muslims?
