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12 Killed in Koran Burning Protests Across Afghanistan

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Hundreds of demonstrators marched towards the palace of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Friday, as a fourth day of protests erupted over the burning of Korans at a NATO base, with riot police and soldiers on high alert. Twelve people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest day yet in protests that have raged across Afghanistan over the desecration of copies of the Muslim holy book.

Afghanistan Koran Burning Protests: Obama Apologizes to Karzai

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President Barack Obama has issued a letter of apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in response to the burning of copies of Koran at NATO's Bagram airbase, which provoked violent protests beginning Wednesday that have resulted in several deaths, including two coalition soldiers, believed to be Americans, shot dead by a man in an Afghan Army uniform.
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