Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger leave four dead, churches burned [photos]

Posted at 9:28 am on January 17, 2015 by Doug P.

Violent anti-Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger have reportedly left four dead, dozens injured and churches burned:

#UPDATE: At least two churches torched in Niger capital as Charlie Hebdo protests rage on, AFP correspondent reports http://t.co/N15cRrirce
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 17, 2015

Churches alight & tear gas fired at #CharlieHebdo protest in Niger's capital, #Niamey: http://t.co/yEqw7G8Dvh pic.twitter.com/zzWMoh66Xl
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 17, 2015

Anti-#CharlieHebdo protests in Niger, 2 churches torched http://t.co/3Jsosc7yl3 pic.twitter.com/RABk60XtXg
— RT (@RT_com) January 17, 2015

UPDATE: Protests against #CharlieHebdo cartoon turn violent; French centres torched http://t.co/6f9e1F1mpB (Pic: AFP) pic.twitter.com/qhrNpdz7ji
— SCMP News (@SCMP_News) January 17, 2015

At least two churches burned in Niger as #CharlieHebdo protests rage http://t.co/v1zubI2egu pic.twitter.com/hsd93IqaOr
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) January 17, 2015

Four people killed today and 45 injured in Niger in protests against cartoons of the Muhammad. Three churches burned. pic.twitter.com/OU0RAoXAHX
— Gabriel (@qwertys4171) January 16, 2015

RT @BarmouSalifBlog cultural centre in #Niger set ablaze in anti- #CharlieHebdo protests http://t.co/LYj4v8bEUv pic.twitter.com/VSOCk4VW8X
— Mechteld Schiphorst (@BeckyAluoch) January 16, 2015

Protests in Niger over Charlie Hebdo cartoon leave four dead and 45 injured http://t.co/cxdty0dquZ pic.twitter.com/ftbL1VgUSf
— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) January 16, 2015

Police have fired tear gas to disperse large groups of protesters, and the protests have entered their second day.

4 dead so far. #religionofpeace: Anti-Charlie Hebdo Protests Turn Deadly #Islam http://t.co/bSTYripxVt pic.twitter.com/Q8usXqAlxw
— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) January 17, 2015

"Radical" or "Moderate"MT @BBCBreaking: Churches alight & tear gas fired at #CharlieHebdo protest in Niger capital pic.twitter.com/FR0h1OoouT
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) January 17, 2015

Where's all that "peace"RT @AFP: At least two churches torched in Niger capital as #CharlieHebdo protests rage on http://t.co/jmXYYS8HD7
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) January 17, 2015

@fleetstreetfox A religion of peace. Really? #islam #JeSuisCharlie http://t.co/C3vMCAbC6m pic.twitter.com/cmjUizCPMK
— Andy Simon (@AndyThe2nd) January 16, 2015

@Cameron_Gray @AFP and why are they torching churches? What do those have to do with a French newspaper publisher?
— Dennis Walker (@DennisWalkerJr) January 17, 2015

I'd love to hear how the apologists justify the burning of churches in #Niger because some guys draw cartoons in #France.
— Julie Lenarz (@MsIntervention) January 17, 2015

Anti-Charlie Hebdo protests were held in other countries as well:

Four killed in Niger anti-French riots, protests held in Pakistan, Algeria http://t.co/vEwNIbssJp pic.twitter.com/y3GqAg4V8x
— Irish Times World (@IrishTimesWorld) January 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/556104360875552770/photo/1