Story highlights Violent protests in Niger leave 10 dead, churches and other sites torched

"Leave Gaza, you French, or we will slaughter you," Palestinian protesters reportedly say

Peaceful protests over Charlie Hebdo reported from Somalia to Chechnya

(CNN) Violent protests have erupted in parts of the world over the latest issue of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

While there have also been largely peaceful protests, authorities from Africa to the Middle East are seeing clashes in the streets -- and seeking ways to tamp down the uproar among Muslims furious over depictions of the Prophet Mohammed.

Niger: 10 dead, churches destroyed

The deadliest violence has been in Niger, where authorities report 10 people killed. Churches and homes have been destroyed, the government said in a statement.

Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Protests over Hebdo cover – Palestinian Salafists protest against the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in the satirical French weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo outside the French Cultural Center in Gaza City on Monday, January 19. Hide Caption 1 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Demonstrators burn representations of Israeli and U.S. flags during a rally against Charlie Hebdo in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, on January 19. Hide Caption 2 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Demonstrators rally in downtown Grozny, Russia, on January 19. Hide Caption 3 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Protesters hold signs which say, in French, "I am a Muslim and I love my Prophet" in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday, January 17. Hide Caption 4 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Thousands of protesters gather after Friday prayers in Zinder, Niger, on Friday, January 16. Hide Caption 5 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Smoke rises from the Franco-Nigerien Cultural Center in Zinder after it was burned down by protesters on January 16. Hide Caption 6 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Pakistani police officers block protesters trying to reach the French Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, on January 16. Hide Caption 7 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Police officers chase after protesters near the French Consulate in Karachi on January 16. Hide Caption 8 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Agence France Presse photographer Asif Hassan, center, is helped after being shot during protests outside the French Consulate in Karachi on January 16. Hide Caption 9 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in Karachi on January 16. Hide Caption 10 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover People gather to protest after Friday prayers in Amman, Jordan, on January 16. Hide Caption 11 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Thousands of people take to the streets of Bamako, Mali, on January 16. Hide Caption 12 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Protesters clash with police officers in Algiers, Algeria, on January 16. Hide Caption 13 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Demonstrators burn a piece of a French flag that they ripped apart during a protest in Dakar, Senegal, on January 16. Hide Caption 14 of 15 Photos: Protests over Hebdo cover Members of Jordanian security services surround a protester in Amman on Thursday, January 15. Hide Caption 15 of 15

AFP, the France-based news wire service, said police reported that 173 people have been injured; at least 45 churches have been "set ablaze in the capital (Niamey) alone," and a "Christian school and orphanage were also set alight." Numerous sites were pillaged before being burned.

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