2015-01-14 12:46
Tehran — Iran has condemned Charlie Hebdo's new issue as
"provocative" and says the new cartoon by the weekly is an insult to
Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman
Marzieh Afkham says that Wednesday's publication of the paper featuring
another caricature of the prophet "provokes the sentiments of Muslims
the world over."
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Iran
has strongly condemned the deadly assault by two masked gunmen that
killed 12 people last week, including much of the weekly's editorial
staff and two police officers. Those who survived published an issue
with a print run of 3 million — more than 50 times the usual
circulation.
Afkham says last week's attack against the French
satirical weekly was against Islam's teaching. But, she says, the latest
cartoon is also insulting to the religion.
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