Muslim riots in Calcutta

September 14 2012

At least four people were killed in Calcutta in 1969 as a result of remarks made by Arnold Toynbee about Muhammad:

Calcutta 1969

This was in the final weeks of Ayub Khan, so the incident should probably be seen in a wider context of violence.

One Response to “Muslim riots in Calcutta”

  1. davidderrick Says:

    The BBC should stop talking about Innocence of Muslims as “American-made”. This is incitement of ignorant people who want to believe that America made it. It was random-idiot-made.


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