Koran Protests Resume In Afghanistan Despite U.S. Apology -- New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Angry protests broke out in Kabul after midday prayers on Friday and gunfire was heard near the Eid Gah mosque in the center of the capital but security officers reacted quickly and appeared to have tamped down the violence.
The protests were in response to the burning of several Korans at the largest NATO air base in the country on Monday night, which the American commander said in a profuse apology was a mistake.
Another protest by an estimated 4,000 people armed with rocks and sticks was surging along the Kabul-Jalalabad road in the east of the city and moving toward central Kabul. At least seven police vehicles were seen retreating as the crowd hurled a barrage of stones.
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