Karzai renews plea for calm as Koran burning protests spread
  • 12 years ago
The Afghan President has made a fresh appeal for calm as protests continue over the burning of the Koran at a NATO base in Bagram.

In a televised address, Hamid Karzai condemned the desecration of the Muslim holy book but he stressed that it is now time for peace as nearly 30 people have been killed and 200 injured.

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