(6 Feb 2006)
1. Wide of protest
2. Mid of protesters chanting slogans
3. Tilt up from feet of a Muslim leader stepping on Danish flag as he addresses protesters
4. Mid of protesters listening
5. Mid of poster showing photos of Danish journalists
6. Various of Muslim protesters marching on streets, carrying posters and chanting slogans
7. A man at the back of a truck waving religious flag
8. Close up of his face
9. Mid of protesters marching
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Suwit Sasanapichit, one of the leaders at the demonstration:
"For denouncing the Prime Minister of Denmark. We want him and the people of Denmark to apologise to Muslims of the world, Muslims all over the world."
11. Wide of protesters holding banners in front of Danish Embassy in Bangkok
12. Close of banner reading: 'Do the Danish really know the freedom of expression."
13. Various of police guarding the embassy
14. Protesters confronting with the police in front of the embassy
STORYLINE:
Several hundred Muslims protested outside the Danish embassy in Bangkok on Monday over cartoons of the prophet Mohammed that have triggered Muslim anger around the world.
Protesters, some carrying signs reading: "Freedom of Speech Is Not Freedom To Lie" and "Saying Sorry Is Not Enough", called on the Danish government to forcefully come out against the cartoons.
Some speakers hinted at violence, while others called for a boycott of Danish goods.
Protesters marched from a nearby park to the embassy in central Bangkok, then sat on a road outside the embassy and listened to speakers.
A barricade was set up at the gate of the embassy and about a dozen police officers guarded the entrance.
As a result of the protest, the embassy was closed Monday to visitors until further notice, said Ambassador Ulrik Helweg Larsen.
He said he offered to meet with protesters but they refused.
The caricatures were first printed in one of Denmark's largest newspapers in September and reprinted in recent weeks in several European newspapers and one in Jordan as a gesture of solidarity in favour of free speech.
The images, condemned by Muslims as blasphemous, have sparked protests by Muslims around the world with angry protesters torching Danish embassies in Beirut, Lebanon and Syria.
Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said he personally disapproves of the caricatures and any attacks on religion, but said he could not apologise on behalf of his country's independent press.
One of the demonstration leaders, Suwit Sasanapichit, said protesters
opposed the Danish prime minister's stance.
"We want him and the people of Denmark to apologise to Muslims of the world, Muslims all over the world.," said Suwit, a 45-year-old member of a non-governmental group, Muslims For Peace.
He said his group opposed violent reactions to the cartoons.
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