Sentence examples for sparked clashes from inspiring English sources

They reached the Hungarian border just as it closed, which sparked clashes between police and migrants.

That confrontation sparked clashes that ricocheted between the highway checkpoint and an army base that General Hiftar used as his headquarters through the night, the militiamen said.

The murder by an Islamist fanatic of Theo van Gogh, a controversial film-maker, in 2004 sparked clashes over relations with the city's Muslim minority.

The introduction of Islamic law, or Shariah, in a dozen northern states has sparked clashes between the country's Christians and Muslims.

Main opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi rejected the official result and declared himself the winner which sparked clashes between angry demonstrators and police, according to witnesses.

The assassination of Sheikh Aboud Rogo, who was facing terror-related charges, was widely condemned as an extrajudicial killing and sparked clashes between police and Muslim youths.

The army claims his followers responded by attacking an army checkpoint, sparking clashes across the city.

Implementation of a goods-and-services tax, scheduled for 2015, may spark clashes despite strict limits on public assembly.

The rally ended in bloodshed after police in riot gear attempted to break it up, sparking clashes with angry protestors.

Rather than risk demonstrations, the government saturated his funeral with baseej agents and banned memorial rites elsewhere, sparking clashes in several cities.

Two days later a Palestinian teenager was murdered in an apparent revenge attack, sparking clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli security forces.