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| Protestors have been warned that setting fire to modern flags is dangerous. | A SWANSEA-based flag-maker has warned Muslim protestors that burning his flags could prove more inflammatory than they first thought.
Sales of the Danish flag have gone through the roof since the publication of anti-Islamic cartoons in some Copenhagen newspapers this month as young muslims buy the red and white banners to burn in public displays of outrage.
Mr Flag has warned the protestors that modern flag-making techniques make setting fire to the banners much more dangerous than previously thought.
"Modern flags are now made largely of polyester and when they burn they melt,” said Mr Flag.
“That means if they are whirled around by a protester, his or her fellow protesters could be splashed by flying pieces of burning material.
“If it got into the eye it could do serious damage so we are about to issue a warning to this effect on our website."
Since the appearance of the cartoons, the flags of countries that have published the caricatures have been selling faster than hot cakes.
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