Afghan Koran burning at Bagram sparks fresh protests
bbc
22-Feb-2012 (one comment)

At least four people have been killed and 20 injured in Afghanistan as protests spread over the burning of copies of the Koran at a US airbase.

One person has been killed in Kabul, one in the eastern city of Jalalabad and two in Parwan province.

US officials apologised on Tuesday after Korans were "inadvertently" put in an incinerator at Bagram airbase.

Officials at Bagram reportedly believed Taliban prisoners were using the books to pass messages to each other.

The charred remains of the volumes were found by local labourers.

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About Time ... US apology over Afghan Koran row ?

by Darius Kadivar on Wed Feb 22, 2012 04:04 AM PST

US apology over Afghan Koran row (bbc)

 

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has apologised to the Afghan people for an incident in which copies of the Koran were reportedly burned. 


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