Anger Over Gainesville Quran Burning Spreads In Afghanistan | Florida Statesman

Anger Over Gainesville Quran Burning Spreads In Afghanistan

WFTV9 Saturday 2nd April, 2011

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 northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday, when 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. The top U.N. envoy in Afghanistan, Staffan de ...

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