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Italian Minister Quits over Muhammad T-Shirt

Published February 18, 2006 at 11:26 AM CST

Italian Reforms Minister Roberto Calderoli resigns after violent protests in Libya over a T-shirt Calderoli wore that displayed a caricature of the prophet Muhammad. Libyan police opened fire Friday night on a crowd of young Muslim men storming the Italian consulate in Benghazi.

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