Afghan Koran Protest Turns Deadly
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. soldier in Iraq turned violent in Afghanistan on Thursday, killing a Lithuanian soldier and two Afghan civilians.
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Afghan police killed the two civilians and wounded seven others after a rock-throwing crowd tried to storm the airfield in the town of Chaghcharan.
Three civilians were killed in the incident, said police spokesman Abdul Mutalib. The 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. There were no indications that it was the result of so-called friendly fire.
The dead soldier was a Lithuanian from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Chaghcharan, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. One other soldier was wounded, ISAF said.
“Protesters set on fire a fuel station opposite the PRT base before trying to storm it,” General Ikramuddin Yawar, chief of police in western Afghanistan told reporters.
Twelve protesters and 11 police were wounded by gunfire. Soldiers from the PRT fired into the crowd after some of the protesters fired at police and the base, he said.
The protest was organised by students from a religious school, and the situation was now under control, Yawar said.
U.S. President George W. Bush apologised to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki this week and promised to prosecute the U.S. soldier accused of using a copy of the Koran for target practice, Iraq said.
A U.S. soldier was disciplined and sent home after a bullet-riddled copy of the Muslim holy book was found at a shooting range near Baghdad on May 11. No violent backlash has taken place in Iraq.
Protests over perceived insults to Islam have often turned violent in Afghanistan, where a deeply conservative faith is mingled with resentment at the presence of foreign troops.
More than 50,000 international forces are stationed in Afghanistan fighting a Taliban insurgency aimed at toppling the pro-Western Afghan government.
(Reuters)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT FRAUDULENT BOOK?!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:55 amIts the only one these ig’nant fuckers ever read…
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:10 amA.S. Wise
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:40 amIt appears to cause brain damage which leads to irrational paranoia, spontaneous rage, homicide and finally suicide.
maybe i could send them other fairy tale books to read, may replace that one.
Paul Bunyan perhaps? at least it has a good story behind it and nobody gets blown up
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:54 amYou touch the freaking (funny little-prayer-book) thing and you immediately loose your f’ing mind. Must be like bug poison or something. It effects the central nervous system and your brain stem goes dead.
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:40 amAnyone know how I can go about getting some funding from the national arts, or any other organization regarding my idea of artistic impression?
I am thinking that instead of a crucifix in a jar of urine, or pictures of a bible being defecated on, how about a copy of the Koran in a jar of urine, or defecated on, maybe a drawing of Muhammed being buggered by a ram?
And remember, this was my idea, if anyone else profits from it, I want 15%
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 amBug poison
right on
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:07 pmI just want to know where we get off apologizing for shooting their stupid book. Nobody in the middle east have apologized for anything that they have ever done to us. So why do we have to be passive about it. I think Bush should have applauded the soldier that did the shooting and not act like he was a criminal for doing it. Geezus.
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:32 pm