Muslims armed with assault rifles and grenade launchers rallied outside the European Union headquarters in Gaza City and fired shots in the air.

They were demanding an apology for cartoons that "disrespected" Islam by relating it to terrorism.

In Basra, Iraq, a roadside bomb targeted a joint Danish-Iraqi military patrol. There were no casualties in the attack.

"British Maj. Peter Cripps said coalition forces are investigating if there was any link between the attack and September's publication by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad deemed offensive by many Muslims."

Like this one? *

If Muslims are characterized as terrorists, whose fault is that?

* ironic observation thanks to jOnz, at this very extensive discussion at Harry's Place.