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Why did Karzai spotlight Terry Jones's Quran burning?
by Tom A. Peter
Christian Science Monitor
April 6, 2011
https://www.legal-project.org/1291/why-did-karzai-spotlight-terry-jones-quran-burning
Excerpt:
The dust is settling after five straight days of deadly protests in Afghanistan over US pastor Terry Jones's burning of the Quran, but the political fallout could be just beginning.
There is a growing sense among a number of diplomats here that the demonstrations were provoked by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Nearly two weeks passed without incident after Mr. Jones and his congregation of about 30 followers burned a Quran in Florida on March 20.
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