Anti-US protests spread to Kabul

BBC

Anti-American protests in Afghanistan over reports that interrogators at the Guantanamo Bay prison desecrated the Koran have spread to the capital.
At least three demonstrations took place in Kabul.

There have also been protests the province of Logar south of the capital. On Wednesday, at least four people died in the city of Jalalabad.

The UN has announced that it is pulling out its international staff from Jalalabad as a result of the violence.


The largest of the protests in Kabul area was at the university where between 200 and 300 students shouted slogans against the US.

They chanted "Death to America!" and carried banners stating "Those who insult the Koran should be brought to justice."

One group of students climbed a building and set light to the US flag, to loud cheering from the crowd.


But heavily armed police, many in riot gear, prevented anyone marching beyond the university area.