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10,000 Muslim Protesters Demonstrate At Google UK HQ Over YouTube Film

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http://techcrunch.com – It’s probably a little tricky to raise a protest march consisting of 10,000 Muslims outside the Googleplex in Mountain View, Santa Clara. But in the centre of London, it happens to be a cinch. Especially when they can simply bus and train in from other parts of the UK. So it’s with no doubt just a little trepidation that Google UK – and its offices across Europe – faces ongoing mass protests from Muslims protesting about trailers for the anti-Islamic film ‘The Innocence of Muslims’ which appeared on YouTube recently and lead to worldwide protests and the dea (IT news)

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