Protests resumed on Friday around parts of the Muslim world as anger spread over France’s handling of cartoons of Islam’s prophet Mohammed deemed offensive by Muslims.Protests erupted after Friday prayers in several areas of the Middle East. In Lebanon, demonstrators clashed with police near the French ambassador’s residence in Beirut.”God bless our prophet,” members of the crowd chanted, according to eyewitnesses.Riot police closed all roads leading to the French ambassador’s so-called Pine Residence in Beirut’s museum neighbourhood.Some protesters hurled empty bottles and stones at police. O…
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