Islamic leaders in the Philippines called on Filipino Muslims to refrain from violence when protesting the Mohammed movie. The U.S. government apparently has its doubts about the effectiveness of such appeals, and has issued a terror alert for its citizens in the Philippines.
In other news, a British citizen from Yorkshire was sentenced to death in Indonesia for smuggling crystal meth into the country hidden in his suitcase.
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