Lebanon charges 45 men with burning KFC-Hardee’s

A Lebanese judge charged 45 individuals with burning the American fast food chain KFC-Hardee’s during a protest against an anti-Islam film in north Lebanon. Military Prosecutor Saqr Saqr charged the men, 15 of them in custody, with setting ablaze the KFC-Hardee’s establishment in Tripoli, north Lebanon, during a Sept. 14 protest condemning the U.S.-made film which sparked violent clashes across the region. One protester was killed and 27 people, including 12 policemen and a Lebanese Army soldier were wounded, when demonstrators clashed with security forces following Friday prayers. Saqr also charged the suspects with severely roughing up policemen and threatening them with wooden sticks and daggers as well as destroying police vehicles. The Daily Star