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Bush phones Iraqi PM, apologises for Koran shooting (ABC)

                   
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May 21, 2008
        
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US President George W Bush has apologised to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and promised prosecution of a US soldier accused of using a copy of the Koran for target practice. The Iraqi cabinet says Mr Bush apologised in a telephone call with Mr Maliki, who told him the incident had... [read full story]                    

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Lithuanian soldier killed in Afghanistan

alsumaria.tv
May 23, 2008
        

A Lithuanian soldier of ISAF NATO force and two Afghan civilians were killed Thursday when gunfire broke out as hundreds of people protested over a US soldier's shooting of a Koran in Iraq, officials said. NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said that 10 Afghan soldiers, an ISAf...

                   

NATO soldier, 2 Afghans killed as protest over shooting Koran turns violent

people.com.cn
May 23, 2008
        

One soldier of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and two local Afghans were killed as a protest over a U.S. soldier's shooting Koran in Iraq turned violent in western Afghanistan Thursday, the ISAF said. One ISAF soldier, 10 Afghan National Police and seven local...

                   

Soldier killed in violent Afghan protest (AAP)

yahoo.com
May 22, 2008
        

A Lithuanian soldier was killed when gunfire broke out as hundreds of people protested over a US soldier's shooting of a Koran in Iraq, officials say. ... A Lithuanian soldier and two Afghan civilians were killed when gunfire broke out as hundreds of people protested over...

                   

Protest over use of Koran as target leaves 3 dead

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May 22, 2008
        

Gunfire broke out Thursday at a protest in western Afghanistan against a U.S. sniper in Iraq who had used a Koran for target practice. Officials said a NATO soldier and two civilians were killed. The police opened fire on demonstrators who threw rocks and set tents on fire near a military...

                   

Lithuanian soldier killed

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May 22, 2008
        

Article from: Agence France-Presse From correspondents in Herat A LITHUANIAN soldier and two Afghan civilians were killed today when gunfire broke out as hundreds of people protested over a US soldier's shooting of a Koran in Iraq, officials said. NATO's International Security Assistance Force...

                   

Deadly Protest Over Koran Shooting

nytimes.com
May 22, 2008
        

In western Afghanistan, about a thousand people protesting against the shooting of a Koran by a U.S. soldier in Iraq resulted in three deaths, according to The Associated Press: Police opened fire on demonstrators who threw rocks and set tents on fire near a military airfield in western Ghor...

                   

Two Afghans, ISAF soldier killed in Koran protest

alertnet.org
May 22, 2008
        

HERAT, Afghanistan, May 22 (Reuters) - A protest over the shooting of the Koran by a U.S. soldier in Iraq turned violent in Afghanistan on Thursday, killing a Lithuanian soldier and at least two Afghan civilians. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Afghan police...

                   

Afghanistan: Protest over Koran shooting turns deadly

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May 22, 2008
        

Kabul, 22 May (AKI) - Two Afghan civilians and a NATO soldier were killed in Afghanistan on Thursday during a protest over a US soldier who used a Koran for shooting practice in Iraq. According to Shah Jahan Noori, chief of police in the western Afghan province of Ghor, the protest involved more...

                   

NATO soldier, 2 Afghans killed as protest over shooting Koran turns violent

xinhuanet.com
May 22, 2008
        

KABUL, May 22 (Xinhua) -- One soldier of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and two local Afghans were killed as a protest over a U.S. soldier's shooting Koran in Iraq turned violent in western Afghanistan Thursday, the ISAF said. One ISAF soldier, 10 Afghan National...

                   

Afghan Koran Protest Turns Deadly

patdollard.com
May 22, 2008
        

Ahhh yes, more faux outrage by the religion of pieces….. Two Afghans, ISAF Soldier Killed In Koran ProtestThe soldier was killed by gunfire, but it was not clear if the shots came from the crowd or from Taliban insurgents, an ISAF spokesman said. A protest over the shooting of the Koran by a U.S....

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