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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