Danish consulate in Beirut torched

Feb. 5 - The Danish consulate in Lebanon is torched by Muslim demonstrators, killing one protester.

The attack on the consulate in Beirut follows angry protests earlier in countries world-wide including Britain, Syria, Israel and Afghanistan.

Denmark is at the centre of a storm after a daily newspaper published cartoon caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed which Muslims found offensive.

The cartoons have since been carried by newspapers in Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Hungary, New Zealand, Norway and Poland.

Paul Chapman reports.

SOUNDBITE: Fouad Siniora, Lebanese Prime Minister, saying (Arabic): "What happened is unacceptable under any circumstances. This is not the way to defend the Prophet."

SOUNDBITE: Charlotte Teilmann saying (English): "I'm expecting the worst thing to happen here in Copenhagen."

SOUNDBITE: Elias Agirbas saying (English): "They have to be tolerant and do this through dialogue."