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Quran burning cancelled, says Florida pastorPastor Terry Jones, from Gainesville, Florida, has backed off his plan to burn the Islamic holy book on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US. 'We have decided to cancel the burning,' Jones told NBC's ' More… |
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Afghans protest Quran burning for 2nd dayProtestors clashed with Afghan security forces on Saturday, as thousands of Afghans demonstrated for a second day, despite a US pastor suspending plans to burn copies of the Quran, officials said. The renewed protests in the war-torn count More… |
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Religious tension marks Sept 11 anniversaryReligious tensions are overshadowing the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the US where President Barack Obama urged a Christian preacher to abandon a plan to burn copies of the Quran. A day ahead of Saturday's ninth anniversary, More… |
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US pastor calls off Quran burningA Christian pastor has canceled a plan to burn copies of the Quran at his obscure Florida church, which had drawn international condemnation and a warning from President Barack Obama that it could provoke Al Qaeda suicide bombings. US Defe More… |
