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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Fri Dec 20, 2013, 10:12 AM Dec 2013

Indian protesters attack Dominos Pizza store over diplomatic row with US [View all]

Source: Guardian

Protesters ransacked a Dominos Pizza outlet in a Mumbai suburb on Friday, demanding a ban on US goods as officials from the two countries struggled to defuse a row over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York.

Police and the Indian franchise outlety said no one was hurt in the attack, which came amid anger in India over the arrest and subsequent strip-search of Devyani Khobragade for visa fraud and under-payment of her housekeeper.

India has demanded that the charges be dropped against the diplomat and her father threatened to start a fast if US authorities pressed ahead with the case.

The US secretary of state, John Kerry, expressed regret over the case in a phonecall to India's national security adviser this week, but US prosecutors have defended the investigation against Khobragade and her treatment.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/20/india-protesters-dominos-pizza-diplomatic-row-us

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Indian protesters attack Dominos Pizza store over diplomatic row with US [View all] dipsydoodle Dec 2013 OP

I assumed it was over the quality of their product Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #1

Or chosen as a target Feral Child Dec 2013 #2

Jesus, they're almost as bad as the Duck Dynasty and Mohammaed cartoon protestors. geek tragedy Dec 2013 #3

"Leave the abuse and subjugation to us!" they no doubt screamed. randome Dec 2013 #4

Spot on. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #13

Can they hit a Papa Johns too while they're at it geomon666 Dec 2013 #5

lolz. I was thinking the protesters didn't get the memo that Domino's has some pretty right wing okaawhatever Dec 2013 #8

Who cares. She had been given notice that she was breaking the law. closeupready Dec 2013 #6

Plus, she had no diplomatic immunity sakabatou Dec 2013 #7

Yes, I think that's correct. closeupready Dec 2013 #12

they had to promote her after this to cover her under diplomatic immunity La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2013 #14

They promoted her after her arrest? sakabatou Dec 2013 #17

Well, it's interesting. They attached her to the permanent UN mission Recursion Dec 2013 #21

exactly. I hardly ever support the US in its dealing with foreign nationals La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2013 #10

Thank you. Your thoughts mirror mine precisely. closeupready Dec 2013 #11

Yes, because all diplomats should be arrested and strip-searched over minor criminal matters. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #15

i don't think this was a minor matter. And this person was not a diplomat, she was a low-level La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2013 #16

Good posts. Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #18

treating nannys as slave is not an "minor criminal matter" JI7 Dec 2013 #20

Strip'em! Stick a fist in their ass! JackRiddler Dec 2013 #22

Preachin' to the choir my friends, preachin' to the choir. nt okaawhatever Dec 2013 #9

you know how in the US there were/are RAcists who think even if a white person is guilty of a crime JI7 Dec 2013 #19

Interesting; there's a Starbucks right near it Recursion Dec 2013 #23