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The video of action by Manchester Police after the attack is being used by Islamists to claim Islamophobia saying that the Police assaulted them because they are Muslims.

A US Park Police commander confirmed that two of the three American flags taken down by protesters were set on fire. The demonstration further resulted in road closures in the Capitol and Union Square locations. Protesters also burned an effigy of Netanyahu and demanded an end to US military funding to Israel during its ongoing crisis in Gaza.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu also pointed out the irony of some protest slogans such as “Gays for Gaza” highlighted the severe persecution of the LGBTQ community in regions controlled by Hamas and other Islamic groups. Mocking the slogan, he said, “They might as well hold up signs saying ‘Chickens for KFC'.

Majid Freeman, who had spread lies and misinformation about the role of Hindus in the 2022 anti-Hindu Leicester riots, has been charged with inciting terrorism and lending support to the proscribed terrorist organization, Hamas

Additionally, a DC-based pro-Palestine group named ‘Palestinian Youth Movement’ has claimed that it released mealworms and insects inside the Watergate Hotel where Netanyahu is staying during his current US visit.

Canadian MP Chandra Arya said, "Our land is being polluted by Khalistani extremists abusing our freedoms guaranteed by our Canadian Charter of Rights."

In February 2024, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed written by Steven Stalinsky, executive director of the Middle East Media Research Institute in which he called Dearborn “America’s Jihad Capital”. The assertion was based on the fact that the region became a focal point of intense scrutiny following a series of rallies and protests supporting Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran.

The Anglican Church and the Catholic Church have acknowledged the abuses meted out to victims after an inquiry found 200,000 children and adults were subjected to abuse by church care for over 7 decades.

Strikingly, on an average, Nepal has suffered one flight disaster a year since 2010, an alarmingly high number as per aviation industry standards.

X (earlier Twitter) was banned in Pakistan by the Shehbaz Sharif government in light of alleged national security concerns.