Afghan protesters burn effigy of Barack Obama
Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:39 am » by Proto
Afghan police open fire after protesters burn effigy of Barack Obama
Afghan police opened fire to disperse up to 1,000 protesters in Kabul on Sunday after they burned an effigy of President Barack Obama in protest at American troops allegedly desecrating a copy of the Koran.
By Ben Farmer in Kabul
Published: 8:43PM GMT 25 Oct 2009
Students burn an effigy of President Barack Obama in protest at American troops allegedly desecrating a copy of the Koran Photo: AP
The protesters blocked roads at Kabul University and outside the national parliament with some shouting: "Death to America! Down with Israel!" Several students threw stones at riot police, but there were no reports of casualties. Zabiulllah, one of the demonstrators, who were mainly students, said "the people behind this humiliation should be arrested."
One banner displayed by the crowd said: "No to democracy. We just want Islam."
US forces have denied burning a copy of Islam's holiest book while carrying out a raid last week in Wardak province, south-west of the capital.
Captain Elizabeth Mathias, a spokeswoman for the coalition, said an investigation had found the allegation was Taliban propaganda.
She said: "We did not burn a Koran ... It is unfortunate that the protesters believe a Taliban rumour."
Security remains tense in the capital after President Hamid Karzai agreed to face his rival Abdullah Abdullah in a second round of voting on Nov 7. Both men said yesterday they were determined to press ahead with the election despite hopes in Washington that they might come to an agreement over the make-up of a future government that would dispense with the need for a second vote.
Afghan police opened fire to disperse up to 1,000 protesters in Kabul on Sunday after they burned an effigy of President Barack Obama in protest at American troops allegedly desecrating a copy of the Koran.
By Ben Farmer in Kabul
Published: 8:43PM GMT 25 Oct 2009
Students burn an effigy of President Barack Obama in protest at American troops allegedly desecrating a copy of the Koran Photo: AP
The protesters blocked roads at Kabul University and outside the national parliament with some shouting: "Death to America! Down with Israel!" Several students threw stones at riot police, but there were no reports of casualties. Zabiulllah, one of the demonstrators, who were mainly students, said "the people behind this humiliation should be arrested."
One banner displayed by the crowd said: "No to democracy. We just want Islam."
US forces have denied burning a copy of Islam's holiest book while carrying out a raid last week in Wardak province, south-west of the capital.
Captain Elizabeth Mathias, a spokeswoman for the coalition, said an investigation had found the allegation was Taliban propaganda.
She said: "We did not burn a Koran ... It is unfortunate that the protesters believe a Taliban rumour."
Security remains tense in the capital after President Hamid Karzai agreed to face his rival Abdullah Abdullah in a second round of voting on Nov 7. Both men said yesterday they were determined to press ahead with the election despite hopes in Washington that they might come to an agreement over the make-up of a future government that would dispense with the need for a second vote.
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:55 am » by Mediasorcerer
hangon,isnt barack a muslim?zinzana seems to think so.
with the power of soul,anything is possible
with the power of you,anything that you wanna do
with the power of you,anything that you wanna do
Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:04 am » by Proto
you bumped up a thread from almost a year ago to say this ?
so what if zinzana thinks obama is a muslim ?
i don't really care about this issue .
but just to stay on the practical side ,you know muslims sometimes even kill other muslims ,
so even if he is a muslim i don't think we have a contradiction here .
so what if zinzana thinks obama is a muslim ?
i don't really care about this issue .
but just to stay on the practical side ,you know muslims sometimes even kill other muslims ,
so even if he is a muslim i don't think we have a contradiction here .
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