TRIPOLI (Reuters) - About 10 Libyans were killed in clashes with police when they tried to storm an Italian consulate in Libya on Friday in protests against Danish cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammad, Italian officials said.
Libya said there had been deaths but gave no figure, as Muslim anger against the cartoons flared anew in parts of the world. "Eleven casualties, including dead, resulted from the clashes," a Libyan government statement said.
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