Written By Unknown on Minggu, 18 Januari 2015 | 00.57
A man is in a serious condition in hospital after a metal rod was speared in the side of his head during an attack as he parked his car.
Incredibly he was able to drive himself to a petrol station several hundred metres away after the assault to get help.
CCTV footage in New Zealand showed the 23-year-old man holding the bar by the tip as he walked in - and some customers and staff initially thought it was a prank.
The man was described as being 'pretty calm'
The victim kept his cool and even asked staff to call police rather than an ambulance.
One unnamed witness said: "I was like, man, is this a TV show ... is this guy for real?
"It looked like a Halloween stunt ... but no, it was pretty real when he turned around and blood was coming down the side of his head."
Another witness, Dylan Shea, said: "The sharp part of the tyre iron was in his temple.
He walked into this petrol station in New Zealand
"He's real lucky, lucky that it didn't go any deeper. I don't think he realised he was so hurt. But as you can see he was pretty nasty."
Mr Shea added: "All my other mates were freaking out. I stayed reasonably calm but they don't really like that gory sort of stuff."
He said of the victim: "He was pretty calm, he wasn't freaking out or anything.
"He knew what had gone wrong and he said he knew his first aid and that so he didn't try to rip it out or anything."
Police said the victim had been punched in the head and hit with the steel pole in the street.
The rod has been removed and he is now in a serious but stable condition in Waikato Hospital, in the upper north island of the country.
Officers said they were making progress in their investigation and were talking to witnesses.
The head of the EU's police agency Europol says there are no guarantees that another Paris-style terror attack can be prevented despite increased security measures.
Rob Wainwright told Sky News that it has become "extremely difficult" to deal with the threat posed by Islamist extremists.
It comes as David Cameron vowed to tackle what he called the "poisonous narrative of Islamist extremism that is turning too many young minds".
Europol's boss Rob Wainwright speaking to Sky News
He was speaking following two days of talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington where they said a new group would be set up to exchange information and expertise to tackle the terror threat.
There are fears about the spread of terrorism after last week's Paris attacks that left 17 people dead and the arrest of more than two dozen people in anti-terror raids in Belgium, Germany and France.
Video:'Important Discussions' On Terror
Belgium has now deployed hundreds of troops to guard locations thought to be at risk including Jewish sites and embassies.
Mr Wainwright said stopping every potential attack was "very difficult" but vowed to "prevail" and said there was a determined action by police to disrupt cells.
He said: "Even in countries like France that have some of the most well-equipped counter-terrorist capabilities in the world, still it is possible for terrorist attacks to take place.
Video:Cameron And Obama On Terror Threat
"This means that stopping everything is very difficult. Containing the threat fully is very difficult but I'm sure we will prevail in the same way as societies have prevailed against other forms of terrorism in the past."
The Prime Minister wants to be able to better track suspected terrorists without undermining civil liberties and admitted there was an inability to interrupt their communications.
He pushed for tougher requirements for internet firms to alert authorities to suspicious online exchanges, ban encrypted communications and store data.
Video:PM: No 'Safe Space' For Terrorists
A report last year into the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby concluded that Facebook failed to pass on information that could have prevented his death.
Mr Wainwright said the terror threat was "very serious" and a "large-scale problem" across many European countries and there could be thousands of suspects radicalised online and through their experiences in Syria and Iraq.
The PM said dealing with extremism meant combating the threat in those conflict zones but also "dealing with terrorism in our own midst".
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He said he had some "important discussions [with Obama] about how we combat the poisonous narrative of Islamist extremism that is turning too many young minds towards this.
"And crucially how to make sure that we are still able legally to intercept the communications of terrorists and stop them before they create mayhem and murder.
"This is controversial. We have to get it right. There's always been an inability in extremism to interrupt the communications of terrorists and to stop them doing what they plan.
Video:Online Intelligence Snooping Fears
"I think it's important we maintain those capabilities in the future."
The Prime Minister's policy proposals have caused concern on both sides of the Atlantic about the prospect of security efforts encroaching on privacy.
The two leaders also agreed to stage cyber "war games" and establish a joint "cyber cell" to boost both countries' resistance to hack attacks.
Two Canadian police officers have been shot near Edmonton, Alberta and the suspect is still at large, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
The two officers are being treated in hospital and have "significant injuries," broadcaster CBC reported.
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Alberta RCMP said on their Twitter feed that police were searching for a white male, aged 25-35, wearing a two-toned blue jacket and jeans, in relation to the shooting.
"We have every single possible resource at our disposal actively involved right now," RCMP Inspector Gibson Glavin told reporters.
"Our air support, police dog support and emergency response teams and general duty members. Everything we can bring to bear on this to try to end it," he added.
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Video:Sky News Evening Weather Forecast
Travel disruption looks set to continue as warnings of plummeting temperatures, snow and ice have been issued for large swathes of the UK.
The mercury will drop below freezing across much of the UK later, down to a low of -9C (16F) in the Scottish glens and -5C (23F) in southern England this weekend.
Sky News weather producer Rebecca Yussuf said: "Widespread sharp frosts will form each night over the weekend and early next week, with icy stretches on untreated surfaces.
"There will be further wintry showers, with rain and hail at low levels, sleet and snow over the higher ground.
The level three severe cold weather alert issued by the Met Office
"The higher ground of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England can expect a further 2-5 cm (up to two inches), with perhaps a slight covering at lower levels."
Southern England could see sleet and settling snow in places, mainly over the higher ground.
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Gallery: Snow And Ice Hit Parts Of UK
Snow and icy conditions are hitting many parts of the UK - and temperatures are set to plunge well below zero in many areas.
These pictures were taken in Cumbria, one of the areas hit by snowfall
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Northern England and parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to get up to two inches of snow this weekend
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Southern England could see sleet and settling snow in places, mainly over the higher ground
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Dr Angie Bone, of Public Health England's extreme events team, urged people to help vulnerable relatives and friends keep warm.
"Cold does kill, even in places where the temperatures aren't at their lowest. Most of our advice on keeping warm in cold weather may seem like common sense, but it's important that we make the point that people should think about how cold can affect them.
"Our advice is that when indoors, have plenty of warm food and drinks to stay warm and try to maintain indoor temperatures to at least 18C, particularly if you are not mobile, have long-term illness or are 65 or over."
Age UK urged older people to "take basic precautions" and called on the Government to "commit to improving the energy efficiency of homes across the country" in a bid to end preventable winter deaths.
Heavy snow has already caused disruption on roads, rail and at airports, and police have warned motorists to only to travel if necessary.
In Scotland on Friday, snow up to 5ft deep in parts left drivers stranded overnight on the A9 route to the Highlands.
Video:Your Videos Of The Snow
Trains were cancelled between Perth and Inverness and there were delays at Glasgow Airport.
A van driver died when a tree fell on top of his vehicle in Co Antrim and a three-year-old child and an elderly woman were among three injured when a pallet was blown from a lorry in east Belfast during strong winds.
Winds of 101mph were reported in Great Dunsell, Cumbria - the highest in the UK - while other exposed areas also saw speeds of above 70mph.
The strong winds caused disruption on railways in Kent and Birmingham, and part of Glasgow city centre was closed off after metal sheeting fell from the roof of a hotel.
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Snow Warning As Sub-Zero Temperatures Bite
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Video:Sky News Evening Weather Forecast
Travel disruption looks set to continue as warnings of plummeting temperatures, snow and ice have been issued for large swathes of the UK.
The mercury will drop below freezing across much of the UK later, down to a low of -9C (16F) in the Scottish glens and -5C (23F) in southern England this weekend.
Sky News weather producer Rebecca Yussuf said: "Widespread sharp frosts will form each night over the weekend and early next week, with icy stretches on untreated surfaces.
"There will be further wintry showers, with rain and hail at low levels, sleet and snow over the higher ground.
The level three severe cold weather alert issued by the Met Office
"The higher ground of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England can expect a further 2-5 cm (up to two inches), with perhaps a slight covering at lower levels."
Southern England could see sleet and settling snow in places, mainly over the higher ground.
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Gallery: Snow And Ice Hit Parts Of UK
Snow and icy conditions are hitting many parts of the UK - and temperatures are set to plunge well below zero in many areas.
These pictures were taken in Cumbria, one of the areas hit by snowfall
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Northern England and parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to get up to two inches of snow this weekend
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Southern England could see sleet and settling snow in places, mainly over the higher ground
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Dr Angie Bone, of Public Health England's extreme events team, urged people to help vulnerable relatives and friends keep warm.
"Cold does kill, even in places where the temperatures aren't at their lowest. Most of our advice on keeping warm in cold weather may seem like common sense, but it's important that we make the point that people should think about how cold can affect them.
"Our advice is that when indoors, have plenty of warm food and drinks to stay warm and try to maintain indoor temperatures to at least 18C, particularly if you are not mobile, have long-term illness or are 65 or over."
Age UK urged older people to "take basic precautions" and called on the Government to "commit to improving the energy efficiency of homes across the country" in a bid to end preventable winter deaths.
Heavy snow has already caused disruption on roads, rail and at airports, and police have warned motorists to only to travel if necessary.
In Scotland on Friday, snow up to 5ft deep in parts left drivers stranded overnight on the A9 route to the Highlands.
Video:Your Videos Of The Snow
Trains were cancelled between Perth and Inverness and there were delays at Glasgow Airport.
A van driver died when a tree fell on top of his vehicle in Co Antrim and a three-year-old child and an elderly woman were among three injured when a pallet was blown from a lorry in east Belfast during strong winds.
Winds of 101mph were reported in Great Dunsell, Cumbria - the highest in the UK - while other exposed areas also saw speeds of above 70mph.
The strong winds caused disruption on railways in Kent and Birmingham, and part of Glasgow city centre was closed off after metal sheeting fell from the roof of a hotel.
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Video:Rabbi: Jewish Exodus In Paris
By David Bowden, Senior News Correspondent
The rabbi of Paris's biggest synagogue has said thousands of Jews will flee France in the wake of last week's terror attacks.
Moshe Sebbag, from the vast and ornate Grand Synagogue in the French capital, says there is likely to be a mass flight to safety if the terror threat does not diminish.
He said: "Yes I think there will be a big exodus, it's a fact, you can't ignore it.
"Already this year its estimated 7,000 will leave for Israel, but after what's happened I know that everybody, or a lot of people are looking for a way out."
Sabine is one of them. She fears the Jews in France face a threat not seen since the days of the Nazis and the Second World War.
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Gallery: Inside Paris' Grand Synagogue
The Grand Synagogue was opened to the general public in 1875
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pays a visit to the synagogue. Pic: Alain Azria
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Known as La Victoire synagogue, it is the largest in France
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One of the benches inside the synagogue
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She has three sons, the youngest of which is seven years old.
She dreamt he was killed by a terrorist who snatched him at gunpoint and has told all of her boys not to have anything that marks them out as Jewish on show in public.
She said: "I went with my son to school (non denominational) and I said to him, if someone arrives to kill people don't say that you are Jewish, never."
Video:'I'm Worried About My Children'
Sabine is already researching the possibility of buying a home in Israel, in case she determines it's too dangerous to stay in France.
She has told her older sons not to consider any higher education courses in Europe, instead advising them to study in Canada, Australia or Israel.
Sabine is not a particularly observant Jew and does not live in a Jewish enclave in Paris, but she is very apprehensive about what the future holds.
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She added: "As a Jew living in Paris I feel very, very frightened. I think they wanted that and they succeeded in that."
A week after four Jewish men were killed at a kosher supermarket, Jews were back in the shops stocking up on provisions for the Sabbath, once again, though this time with soldiers on the street.
How many more times will those same people buy their goods from a French delicatessen before they deem it too dangerous to live in France at all?
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama have joined forces to fight "the poisonous narrative" of Islamist extremists.
Speaking on his way back from a meeting in Washington with Mr Obama about the terror threat following the Paris attacks, Mr Cameron said: "You can have, tragically, people who have had all the advantages of integration, who have had all the economic opportunities our countries can offer, who still get seduced by this poisonous, radical death cult of a narrative."
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Video:Rabbi: Jewish Exodus In Paris
By David Bowden, Senior News Correspondent
The rabbi of Paris's biggest synagogue has said thousands of Jews will flee France in the wake of last week's terror attacks.
Moshe Sebbag, from the vast and ornate Grand Synagogue in the French capital, says there is likely to be a mass flight to safety if the terror threat does not diminish.
He said: "Yes I think there will be a big exodus, it's a fact, you can't ignore it.
"Already this year its estimated 7,000 will leave for Israel, but after what's happened I know that everybody, or a lot of people are looking for a way out."
Sabine is one of them. She fears the Jews in France face a threat not seen since the days of the Nazis and the Second World War.
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Gallery: Inside Paris' Grand Synagogue
The Grand Synagogue was opened to the general public in 1875
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pays a visit to the synagogue. Pic: Alain Azria
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Known as La Victoire synagogue, it is the largest in France
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One of the benches inside the synagogue
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She has three sons, the youngest of which is seven years old.
She dreamt he was killed by a terrorist who snatched him at gunpoint and has told all of her boys not to have anything that marks them out as Jewish on show in public.
She said: "I went with my son to school (non denominational) and I said to him, if someone arrives to kill people don't say that you are Jewish, never."
Video:'I'm Worried About My Children'
Sabine is already researching the possibility of buying a home in Israel, in case she determines it's too dangerous to stay in France.
She has told her older sons not to consider any higher education courses in Europe, instead advising them to study in Canada, Australia or Israel.
Sabine is not a particularly observant Jew and does not live in a Jewish enclave in Paris, but she is very apprehensive about what the future holds.
Video:Soldiers Guard Paris Jewish Schools
She added: "As a Jew living in Paris I feel very, very frightened. I think they wanted that and they succeeded in that."
A week after four Jewish men were killed at a kosher supermarket, Jews were back in the shops stocking up on provisions for the Sabbath, once again, though this time with soldiers on the street.
How many more times will those same people buy their goods from a French delicatessen before they deem it too dangerous to live in France at all?
Video:London Muslims Sent Death Threats
Meanwhile, Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama have joined forces to fight "the poisonous narrative" of Islamist extremists.
Speaking on his way back from a meeting in Washington with Mr Obama about the terror threat following the Paris attacks, Mr Cameron said: "You can have, tragically, people who have had all the advantages of integration, who have had all the economic opportunities our countries can offer, who still get seduced by this poisonous, radical death cult of a narrative."
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Fears are growing for a student who went missing after a night out with friends in Durham two days ago.
Euan Coulthard, 19, has not been seen since the early hours of Thursday and friends say he has not responded to emails, texts or online messages.
Shopkeepers in Durham have put up posters and fellow students have joined searches for the popular student, who comes from Nottingham.
Police have been searching the banks of the River Wear and mountain rescue experts have also been involved in checks of steep wooded areas.
Mr Coulthard is a member of Durham University's St Mary's College and was out on Wednesday evening, celebrating a friend's 21st birthday at an Italian restaurant.
He went to the Love Shack nightclub and was seen leaving alone. He was last spotted on CCTV crossing Framwellgate Bridge.
Mr Coulthard is 5ft 9ins tall, of average build, with light brown hair. He was wearing black skinny jeans, a denim jacket and a beige patterned shirt.
Chief Inspector Sue Robinson said: "Our concerns are rising but this is still an active missing-from-home investigation.
"For the first two days of the search the river was one metre higher than normal and fast running.
"At the first possible opportunity to enter the water and to search we have. I have every hope that he will be found."
A man has appeared in court charged over a series of arson attacks in South Oxfordshire.
Andrew Main, 47, of Roke Marsh Farm, Roke, Wallingford, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court charged with two counts of arson with intent to endanger life and two counts of arson reckless as to whether life was endangered.
The charges relate to fires in Crowmarsh Gifford and Roke Marsh Farm in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The South Oxfordshire Council offices, a funeral parlour and a thatched cottage were targeted, along with a building at the farm.
Twenty-seven fire crews were sent to the infernos - all reported within less than 10 minutes of each other, just after 3am.
A witness described seeing a burnt-out car in the foyer of the council headquarters, while aerial images show a collapsed section of roof on the charred remains of the building.
An army bomb disposal team was also dispatched amid fears of unexploded gas canisters at one of the sites.
Main, who appeared at the short hearing wearing a plain grey tracksuit, nodded when asked if his personal details were correct.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Oxford Crown Court on January 30.
A plane carrying Filipino officials who were part of the Pope's visit to a typhoon-hit city has been blown off the runway minutes after the pontiff's jet left.
Television pictures showed the plane on grass to the side of the airstrip in Tacloban with its nose cone on the ground and ambulances rushing to the scene.
Other emergency services appeared to be spraying water on to the jet.
The Pope visited Tacloban but had to cut his trip short
Nobody is thought to have been injured when the aircraft, carrying four senior cabinet members, was hit by strong winds while taxiing.
The Bombardier aircraft, with 19 passengers on board, was pushed out of control as it attempted to take off from Tacloban Airport.
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Pope Francis had just cut short his visit to the Filipino city because of the approaching Tropical Storm Mekkhala and had just left on a separate flight.
He earlier celebrated mass with survivors of Typhoon Haiyan which devastated the area in November 2013.
There was further tragedy when a 27-year-old Catholic Relief service volunteer was killed by a falling speaker just after the mass.
She was helping take the speakers down when one hit her in the windy conditions.
Tens of thousands of people braved the elements to cheer as Pope Francis earlier walked off his plane in Tacloban in strong winds and heavy rain.
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The Pope was in Tacloban to celebrate mass with survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the area in November 2013
Tens of thousands of people braved the heavy rain to catch a glimpse of Francis
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A violent mob set light to at least seven churches in Niger during fresh protests against Charlie Hebdo magazine.
The mob rampaged through Niger's capital Niamey as anger mounted in several Muslim countries over the satirical magazine's depiction of the prophet Mohammed.
Around 1,000 youths wielding iron bars, clubs and axes stormed through the city, hurling rocks at police who responded with tear gas.
The French embassy in Niamey urged its citizens to stay at home.
Yesterday, a rally against Charlie Hebdo in the country's second city of Zinder left four dead and 45 injured.
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Gallery: Niger Protests Over Charlie Hebdo
Smoke billows in a street near the grand mosque in Niamey as people demonstrate against French weekly Charlie Hebdo's publication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed
This picture shows a charred vehicle burnt out during the protests, after thousands of protesters gathered following Friday prayers
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A ransacked church burns after it was set ablaze
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Protesters burned a French flag in the city of Zinder
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This church was ransacked before it was set ablaze
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"Be very cautious, avoid going out," the embassy said on its website as rioters also ransacked several French-linked businesses, including telephone kiosks run by Orange.
Some 20 Muslim scholars called for calm in the Niger capital.
"Don't forget that Islam is against violence. I urge men and women, boys and girls to calm down," one of the Muslim elders, preacher Yaou Sonna, told state television in Niamey.
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In his first reaction to the violence, which also erupted in Pakistan on Friday, President Francois Hollande emphasised that "freedom of expression" was "non-negotiable."
Some 15,000 people also rallied in Russia's Muslim North Caucasus region of Ingushetia against Charlie Hebdo, which depicted on its most recent cover a weeping prophet holding a "Je suis Charlie" sign.
With France still reeling from last week's deadly attacks that killed 17 people, countries across Europe have stepped up security.
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A violent mob set light to at least seven churches in Niger during fresh protests against Charlie Hebdo magazine.
The mob rampaged through Niger's capital Niamey as anger mounted in several Muslim countries over the satirical magazine's depiction of the prophet Mohammed.
Around 1,000 youths wielding iron bars, clubs and axes stormed through the city, hurling rocks at police who responded with tear gas.
The French embassy in Niamey urged its citizens to stay at home.
Yesterday, a rally against Charlie Hebdo in the country's second city of Zinder left four dead and 45 injured.
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Gallery: Niger Protests Over Charlie Hebdo
Smoke billows in a street near the grand mosque in Niamey as people demonstrate against French weekly Charlie Hebdo's publication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed
This picture shows a charred vehicle burnt out during the protests, after thousands of protesters gathered following Friday prayers
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A ransacked church burns after it was set ablaze
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Protesters burned a French flag in the city of Zinder
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This church was ransacked before it was set ablaze
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"Be very cautious, avoid going out," the embassy said on its website as rioters also ransacked several French-linked businesses, including telephone kiosks run by Orange.
Some 20 Muslim scholars called for calm in the Niger capital.
"Don't forget that Islam is against violence. I urge men and women, boys and girls to calm down," one of the Muslim elders, preacher Yaou Sonna, told state television in Niamey.
Video:Charlie Hebdo: Angry Protests
In his first reaction to the violence, which also erupted in Pakistan on Friday, President Francois Hollande emphasised that "freedom of expression" was "non-negotiable."
Some 15,000 people also rallied in Russia's Muslim North Caucasus region of Ingushetia against Charlie Hebdo, which depicted on its most recent cover a weeping prophet holding a "Je suis Charlie" sign.
With France still reeling from last week's deadly attacks that killed 17 people, countries across Europe have stepped up security.
Video:Anti-Hebdo Protests In Algeria
Soldiers are patrolling the streets of Belgium for the first time in 35 years.
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Eurotunnel trains are expected to resume service later after a lorry fire forced the closure of the Channel Tunnel.
Services on the Le Shuttle car service will restart as soon as French firefighters give the all-clear, a company spokesman said.
Information board shows cancelled trains at Gare du Nord station
Eurostar trains are not expected to resume service until Sunday at the earliest.
Hundreds of Eurostar and Eurotunnel passengers were left stranded when dozens of services were cancelled.
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Eurostar, which runs passenger services linking St Pancras in London with Paris and Brussels, said smoke had been detected in the north tunnel forcing the suspension of services in both directions.
Eurotunnel spokesman John O'Keefe confirmed a load on the truck was found smouldering, but said there was "no major fire".
Technical teams are now ventilating the tunnel to clear the smoke, he said.
In the meantime Eurotunnel customers have been given a free transfer onto the ferry service MyFerry link, which is currently not experiencing any queues or delays, he said.
The transfer does not apply to Eurostar passengers.
The Eurostar website said: "We are sorry but we are unable to run any further trains today because Eurotunnel has been closed due to smoke detected in the north tunnel.
"If you were planning to travel today, we advise you to postpone your journey and not to come to the station."
It added on Twitter: "Due to today's suspension of services, tickets can be refunded or rebooked within the next 60 days for travel within six months."
Video:The Queues At St Pancras
Earlier Eurotunnel tweeted that the alarm was triggered after CO2 detectors were activated in one tunnel.
No-one was believed to be hurt.
A Kent Police spokesman said: "A lorry fire has led to the closure of both bores of the Channel Tunnel.
"The fire was at the French end of the tunnel and is being dealt with by the French authorities. There are no reported injuries.
"However, rail passengers are advised to expect significant delays whilst the vehicle is being recovered and fumes are cleared from the tunnels."
In March, hundreds of Eurostar passengers were delayed after a lightning strike triggered a fire in a building close to the entrance to the tunnel in Kent.
Although there was no damage to the track, four trains in and out of England were affected.
Three eventually reached their destination but the fourth, which had been heading to Paris, was forced to turn back to London.
