A Protester injured by police is carried away after a protest against the U.S. publication of Salman RushdieÂs book. The Satanic Verses, turned violent, Sunday, Feb. 12, 1989 in Islamabad. A few thousand protesters marched on the American center where police had surrounded the area. At least five people were killed and fifty-five wounded when police used live rounds to try and stop the people attacking the center.