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Riots in Afghanistan Over Alleged Koran Desecration

HeadlineMay 11, 2005

Meanwhile, Afghan officials say at least four people have been killed and many injured after police opened fire on an anti-US protest in the east of the country. Hundreds of students rioted in the city of Jalalabad over reports that the Koran was desecrated at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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