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Iranian students gather in protest outside Azeri consulate in Tabriz

17 November 2006 [19:44] - TODAY.AZ

Students, lecturers, and members of the Basij militia gathered outside the Azerbaijani Consulate, in the northeastern city of Tabriz, to protest against a cartoon allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad that was published in the Baku newspaper "Sanaat" (Industry).

The protesters demanded that Azerbaijan formally apologize and that the Iranian Foreign Ministry summon its ambassador for an explanation, Radio Farda reported.

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