Koran burnt in front of US churchgoers
Reports are emerging from Gainesville, Florida that pastor Terry Jones has burned more copies of the Koran.
It has been reported that Jones carried out the burning while also destroying a depiction of the prophet Mohammed.
The Gainesville Sun reported the Pentagon had asked Jones to desist from his controversial Koran burnings, in order to protect American soldiers in Afghanistan and other Islamist areas.
The burning of the Koran on Saturday coincided with demands from Jones for Iran to release Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani from prison.
Nadarkhani faces execution in Iran.
About 20 people attended Saturday's burning.
US Koran burnings have already incited violence in northern Afghanistan.
Incidents include the deaths of two US military personnel who were shot by a man wearing an Afghan border police uniform.
Source: Russia News.Net
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