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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Desecration of holy Quran is ‘un-American’: White House
WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday slammed the desecration of the holy Quran as “un-American”, but said a US pastor’s burning of the Muslim holy book did not justify the killings of UN personnel in Afghanistan. “We absolutely condemn the burning of a holy text. We think it is un-American and inappropriate,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney. But after violence erupted in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday and claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including seven foreign UN staff, Carney said “absolutely nothing” justified such attacks. afp
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk
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