Reaction to Quran burning plan pours in from around the world

Reaction to Quran burning plan pours in from around the world
Governments, world leaders and others were responding Friday to a Florida pastor’s plan to burn copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, even amid confusion over whether it would go ahead. The Rev. Terry Jones, the head of a small church in Gainesville, called off the burning Thursday but later said he would “rethink” his position after a meeting with a local imam. Here’s a sampling of global …
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U.S. pastor cancels Koran-burning plan
GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A Christian pastor on Thursday cancelled a plan to burn copies of the Koran 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.
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