FL/PASTOR CANCELS KORAN BURNING VO/SOTS - Unrest, conflicts and war, Conflict (general), Religion and belief, Religious text, Qur'an - EN

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FL/PASTOR CANCELS KORAN BURNING VO/SOTS
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Recorded: Thu 09 Sep 2010, 23:06 GMT
Released: Thu 09 Sep 2010, 23:18 GMT

Subject(s):
- unrest, conflicts and war > conflict (general)
- religion and belief > religious text > qur'an

Related Stories: Florida pastor plans to burn Koran

Location: Gainesville, UNITED STATES (USA)

Gainesville, UNITED STATES (USA), Thu 09 Sep 2010, 23:06 GMT

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THE FLORIDA PASTOR PLANNING TO BURN COPIES OF THE KORAN ON 9/11 IS CALLING OFF THE EVENT.
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REVERAND TERRY JONES SAYS HE WILL ALSO FLY TO NEW YORK CITY THIS SATURDAY TO MEET WITH IMAM FEISAL ABDUL RAUF.
HE'S THE MAN BEHIND THE PROPOSED GROUND ZERO MOSQUE.
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JONES says: "I will be flying up there on sat to meet with imam at the ground zero mosque..He has agreed to move the location. That of course can't happen overnight, but he has agreed. We felt that would be a sign that god would want us to do it. The American people do not want the mosque there and of course Muslims do not want us to burn the Koran. Theyv'e agreed to move the mosque, we've agreed to cancel the event on Sat."
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THE PLAN TO BURN KORANS IS RECEIVING CRITICISM AT HOME AND ABROAD.
THE PRESIDENT AND MANY OTHER OFFICIALS HAVE CONDEMNED THE ACT...
AND IN AFGHANISTAN, HUNDREDS BURNED THE AMERICAN FLAG