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Taimoor Shah and Rod Nordland, The New York Times News Service: 'Violent protests over the burning of a Koran in Florida flared for a second straight day, with young men rampaging through the streets of this southern capital, flying Taliban flags and wielding sticks. Nine people were killed and 81 injured in the disturbances, all from bullet wounds, according to Abdul Qayoum Pakhla, head of the provincial health department.'

http://www.truth-out.org/deadly-protests-koran-burning-reach-kandahar/1301702400

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Over 100 killed in Quran burning protests in Afghanistan

Over 100 people have died in violence in Afghanistans southern city of Kandahar, sparked by protests against a US pastor's burning of the holy Quran, officials said Sunday.

http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/764540/cs/1/



Terry Jones defiant despite murders in Afghanistan over Qur'an burning

US pastor is showing no regrets about an act of hatred that provoked a massacre of UN staff amid deadly riots.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/02/pastor-terry-jones-burning-koran


From Information Clearing House



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Quran
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Terry+Jones
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Taimoor+Shah
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Rod+Nordland
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