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

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

— AFP news agency (@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 (@SCMPNews) 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

https://twitter.com/qwertys4171/status/556220770696040450

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 Breaking News (@TelegraphNews) January 16, 2015

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

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@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

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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