(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Thousands of football fans in Serbia's Muslim-majority Sandzak region held a peaceful march against a film deemed insulting to Islam.
Supporters of the Torcida Sandzak football club in Novi Pazar town Friday waved banners that read "Freedom for Palestine, Afghanistan and Libya" and "The Prophet is in my heart".
There was a heavy police presence at the march, where protesters also waved flags of Turkey and Bosnia.
"The Islamic community in Serbia did not take part in organising the protest but it has its full support, as Muslims have the right to protest against such insults," said Sandzak's mufti Muamer Zukorlic.
The low-budget film "Innocence of Muslims" allegedly insults Prophet Mohammed.
The film sparked a wave of violent protests in Muslim-majority countries. The US ambassador in Libya and three embassy staffers were killed in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.
Also thousands of Muslims in Serbia southern city of Novi Pazar protested in central part of the town on Friday and expressed their disgust over insulting film to Prophet Mohammad.
According to the report of Serbia TV B-92 website, the protestors were carrying banners 'Prophet of Islam in my heart,' ' Freedom for Palestine, Afghanistan,' and were shouting slogans like ' God is Great' and ' Mohammad, messenger of God' condemned production and dissemination of the movie.
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22 September 2012 - 08:24
News ID: 349976
Thousands of football fans in Serbia's Muslim-majority Sandzak region held a peaceful march against a film deemed insulting to Islam.
