Two protesters die in Afghan anti-Koran-burning protest
Sep 12, 2010, 12:38 GMT
Kabul - Two people protesting against desecration of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, died after clashes with Afghan security forces Sunday, according to witnesses.
A group of about 500 people converged on the headquarters of Afghanistan's Baraki Barak district Sunday morning chanting anti- American slogans, apparently prompted by the plans, now canceled, of a US pastor who had wanted to burn Korans on Saturday to protest Islam.
The crowd chanted slogans like 'Death to America' and 'Death to puppet government,' throwing stones at US tanks and Afghan forces.
Some Afghan soldiers were injured by the stones, prompting others to fire into the crowd, killing two and injuring five, reported a witness who lives near the headquarters.
The plans by Terry Jones, the Florida pastor, to burn a Koran as part of his self-proclaimed International Burn a Koran Day prompted outrage throughout most of the world, which was only barely quelled by his last-minute decision to not burn a Koran after all.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1583938.php/Two-protesters-die-in-Afghan-anti-Koran-burning-protestThese morons need to find a new hobby. Coming up on a week of rioting and murder over something that didn't even happen. Way to show how progressive and civilized you are!
