Posted on 04/03/2011 2:17:20 AM PDT by Scanian
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Anger over the burning of the Muslim holy book at a Florida church fueled a second day of deadly violence half a world away in Afghanistan, where demonstrators set cars and shops ablaze Saturday in a riot that killed nine protesters, officials said.
The church’s desecration of the Quran nearly two weeks ago has outraged millions of Muslims and others worldwide, fueling anti-American sentiment that is further straining ties between the Afghan government and the West.
The uproar even brought violence to the normally peaceful city of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on Friday, where a crowd of protesters — apparently infiltrated by insurgents — stormed a U.N. compound in an outpouring that left four Afghan protesters and seven foreign U.N. employees dead.
In an unrelated attack that nonetheless demonstrated the kind of violence plaguing Afghanistan nearly a decade after the U.S. invaded to oust the Taliban and hunt al-Qaida, two suicide attackers disguised as women in blue burqas blew themselves up and a third was gunned down at a NATO base on the outskirts of Kabul.
The Quran was burned March 20, but many Afghans only found out about it when Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the desecration four days later. The burning took place at the Dove Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, the same church where the Rev. Terry Jones had threatened to destroy a copy of the holy book last year but initially backed down.
On Saturday, hundreds of Afghans carrying long sticks and holding copies of the Quran over their heads marched through Kandahar, the largest city in southern Afghanistan and the cradle of the insurgency. The crackle of gunfire could be heard throughout the city, which was blanketed by thick black smoke.
Security forces shot in the air to disperse the crowd,
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I know when I hear of someone burning a Bible my first inclination is to murder 9 of my people. Oh wait a minute, no its not.
How about downloading the Koran and dragging it to the trash. Even better, you don’t have to do it outside. Here’s a link to get you started:
http://www.mideastweb.org/mew-quran.pdf
Make twenty copies and trash ‘em all! Yeah!
Next thing will be a government ban of burning Korans in the USA. You can burn a flag or a Bible but no Korans—it offends people of the Islamic elk. say what you will, the Moohammedand do think highly of their stupid book (ever try to read it?) and will kill to ensure it is venerated. When are Americans that passionate about any one one or anything?
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