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UK Muslims condemn France Mali strikes

rasouli_amir20130113082610520British Muslims have held a rally outside the French Embassy in London to protest France’s military intervention in Mali, which began Friday night.

Dozens of protesters held placards reading “Ban Ki-moon Terrorist” and “French army, you will pay, the Muslims are on their way” during the demonstration on Saturday.

One of the protesters who was talking in French through a loudspeaker blasted the French president saying “Francois Hollande, you are a Satan.”

The protest comes as leading British rights group Human Rights Watch has expressed worries about the airstrikes in Mali saying the second day of French attacks has led to the death of 10 civilians, including three children, while only five members of the rebel groups have been killed.

Meanwhile, British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to provide “logistic military

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