Koran riots in Yemen: One dead, ten cars and one helicopter destroyed

Here's a story that isn't getting much media play. I suppose if the riots continue that will change. One Yemeni is dead because his countrymen simply can't control their rage.

From AFP:

"One worker was killed and others were arrested following clashes with police who intervened" to contain the protest at the terminal being built by the French company Total in Balhaf port, he told AFP, requesting anonymity.

"After a fight between a French engineer and another who is Yemeni, the Frenchman -- to enrage the Yemeni -- threw a Koran on the floor in an offensive way," the official said of the alleged incident.

Witnesses said four workers were also wounded.

Over 400 workers protested when they found out about the incident, burning about 10 cars and a helicopter belonging to the French company, and wrecking offices used by French staff, he said.

I wonder if this story will end up like the 2005 Koran-flushed-down-the-toilet story: A lot of anger caused over something that never happened.

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