Cartoons: Clinton 038; Chirac say publication a mistake

In Pakistan, police fired tear gas and detained more than 100 protestors on Friday. At least 10 were detained for blocking a highway in Karachi and hurled stones at vehicles.

Clinton, on a private visit to Pakistan, said he saw nothing wrong with Muslims demonstrating in a peaceful way, but he feared an opportunity to improve understanding had been squandered. 8220;This is not a time to burn bridges; this is a time to build them. This is an enormous opportunity, because most people are horrified that this occurred.8221;

8220;I am appalled by what happened as a result of these cartoons,8221; Chirac said. 8220;I am in favour of the freedom of the press as a pillar of democracy. But I am equally for respecting everyone8217;s sensibilities.8221;

In Dhaka, police stopped thousands of Muslims from trying to besiege the Danish embassy and put barricades on streets leading to the diplomatic areas. Undeterred, the nearly 10,000 protesters demonstrated on the streets, burning Danish flags and effigies of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

In Hong Kong, about 2,000 Muslims shouted slogans and waved posters against the cartoons. The march was the first of its kind by Muslims in Hong Kong in years. 8212;Reuters

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PESHAWAR: A Pakistani cleric offered a Rs 1.5 million reward and a car for anyone who kills the cartoonist who drew Prophet Muhammad. Mohammed Yousaf Qureshi, prayer leader at the Mohabat Khan mosque in Peshawar, said at the mosque and the Jamia Ashrafia religious school that he will give the reward.

Meanwhile, the government on Friday put under house arrest the founder of Lashkar-e-Toeba Hafeez Saeed, who now heads Jamaat-ud-Dawa for violating a ban on rallies. 8212;Agencies