21. The deaths sparked demonstrations outside Parliament in Rome and in the Naples city square, where some relatives chaining themselves together in protest. 22. The deaths sparked off riots in jails around the country for five days with prisoners taking guards hostage and holding hunger strikes. 23. The death sparked protests led by such well-known figures as the Rev. Al Sharpton. 24. The death sparked the latest round of debate over whether riders should be required to wear protective helmets. 25. The death sparked new riots the next day. 26. The deaths sparked fears that the province could explode into ethnic conflict like elsewhere in former Yugoslavia. 27. The UNHCR office in Islamabad was closed Wednesday, apparently because officials feared that the death might spark a violent protest. 28. Their deaths sparked a large-scale police operation in Karachi that resulted in increased patrols and hundreds of arrests. 29. Thousands of people attended the funeral Saturday of a revered opposition activist whose death sparked tensions between the government and its critics. 30. Thousands of people joined silently to bury a young boy whose stabbing death has sparked a noisy protest by the far right and rekindled racial fractures. |