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Hundreds of people including religious leaders, students, women and youth groups staged a peaceful demonstration at Cawale Football Stadium in Galkacyo (North) in the morning of 23/01. The demonstrators were protesting against the French Charlie Hebdo magazine. The demonstrators carried placards condemning the magazine. The demonstrators chanted anti-Charlie Hebdo and anti-Western slogans. The demonstrators shouted that they will not tolerate anyone ridiculing the Prophet. Police were deployed to ensure the security of the demonstrators. The event ended peacefully. |