France has closed its diplomatic missions and schools in some Islamic countries after a French weekly published cartoon mocking the Islamic Prophet Mohammed.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, said in a statement that France has decided to temporarily close its embassies, consulates, cultural centers and schools in more than 20 Muslim countries, as a precaution against any possible protests caused by the cartoons.
Fabius asked the governments of those countries where problems may occur to take special security measures to protect French diplomatic missions and other premises. He also urged French diplomats and nationals in those countries to be on alert.
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