GROZNY, Chechnya (WNB) - 800,000 Muslims out of Chechnya's population of 1.3 million people rallied Monday against the French magazine Charlie Hebdo. The giant crowd assembled in the city of Grozny to protest the magazine's repeated cartoon portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad.
At first relatively peaceful, passions soon escalated as tens of thousands of angry Muslims rampaged through the city, looting and burning everything in sight. However, the resulting damage was minimal, as there was nothing worth stealing, and rocks, concrete, and sand are nearly indestructible as well as being non-flammable.
Unfortunately, authorities reported numerous deaths and injuries. Sources say dozens of young boys were 'accidently' sodomized in the melee, as were hundreds of goats and donkeys. The official death toll stands at 43 rioters, all reportedly killed by goats and donkeys.