Anti-U.S. Protests Erupt Across Pakistan
Anti-U.S. protests erupted across Pakistan on Friday, with crowds burning American flags, chanting “Death to Bush” and scuffling with police shortly before the American president was to arrive for a two-day visit. Hundreds of police swung batons as they dispersed about 1,000 protesters on a major road in the city of Rawalpindi, about four miles from where President Bush’s plane was expected to land outside the capital, Islamabad. Some demonstrators chanted “Killer go back” and “Death to America” during the 30-minute protest. One protester had a bloody forehead, and police stuffed at least five others into a van, an AP photographer on the scene said. Full Story