Niger: 45 churches burned in protests that killed 10
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The Niger government says at least 45 churches have been set on fire in this predominantly Muslim West African nation in protests over French cartoons lampooning Islam's prophet.
In a statement issued Monday, the government also declared three days of national mourning for the 10 people who died amid the violent protests that first began on Friday.
Authorities have said that the victims were inside churches and bars set ablaze by protesters angry about the portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad in the French news weekly Charlie Hebdo. The publication was the subject of a terror attack that left 12 dead earlier this month.
In this video frame grab made available by Associated Press Television News, a motorcyclist rides past a burning roadblock in Niamey, Niger, Saturday Jan. 17, 2015. Security forces in Niger used tear gas Sunday to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters taking part in a banned demonstration in the capital. The political altercation came after 10 people were killed in two days of violent protests against a French publication¿s cartoon depicting Islam¿s prophet. (AP Photo/APTN)
Niger's government in the statement promised that those responsible for the arson and deaths will be sought and punished.
This video frame grab made available by Associated Press Television News, shows a burning roadblock in Niamey, Niger, Saturday Jan. 17, 2015. Security forces in Niger used tear gas Sunday to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters taking part in a banned demonstration in the capital. The political altercation came after 10 people were killed in two days of violent protests against a French publication¿s cartoon depicting Islam¿s prophet. (AP Photo/APTN)
In this video frame grab made available by Associated Press Television News, protesters chant and raise their arms in Niamey, Niger, Saturday Jan. 17, 2015. Security forces in Niger used tear gas Sunday to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters taking part in a banned demonstration in the capital. The political altercation came after 10 people were killed in two days of violent protests against a French publication¿s cartoon depicting Islam¿s prophet. (AP Photo/APTN)
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'''Podczas zamieszek w Nigrze zginęło 10 osób i spalonych zostało 45 kościołów.'''

Władze Nigru poinformowały, iż muzułmańscy obywatele kraju, w reakcji na publikację bluźnierczych karykatur przez francuski tygodnik satyryczny „Charlie Hebdo”, zaatakowali chrześcijańskie miejsca kultu. Wystąpienia rozpoczęły się w piątek po cotygodniowej modlitwie w meczetach na terenie kraju. W ciągu dwóch dni zabitych zostało 10 chrześcijan, którzy przebywali w kościołach. W niedzielę władze użyły gazów łzawiących w celu rozpędzenia wciąż trwających demonstracji w Niamey. W wyniku zamieszek zniszczono 45 kościołów i kaplic. Kościół katolicki i inne chrześcijańskie wspólnoty zostały zmuszone do przerwania jakiejkolwiek działalności, zawieszono publiczny kult oraz zamknięto spalone szkoły. Władze Nigru ogłosiły trzydniowy stan żałoby narodowej. Chrześcijanie stanowią 0,8 procenta populacji Nigru.