Riots over Koran mistreatment
ADEN: Hundreds of workers rioted in Yemen over a French engineer's alleged defilement of the Muslim holy book, damaging a gas export terminal project and setting fire to cars and a helicopter, officials said.
Security officials and witnesses said around 400 workers were protesting against what they said was the desecration of the Koran at the site, a liquefied natural gas terminal under construction in Belhaf, southeastern Yemen.
The project is being led by France's Total.
The official Saba news agency said a peaceful demonstration after a "dispute with one of the engineers" turned violent when protesters attacked some of the project's assets.
It said a team that includes security and labour officials was investigating the incident.
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