You know, the American flag is sacred to people, sort of like the Koran is.ĭafydd ab Hugh has a passionate defense of the Koran burning here. In western Farah province, police said two people were injured in another protest. Protesters also burned an American flag at a mosque after Friday prayers. Police in the northern province of Badakhshan say several hundred demonstrators ran toward a NATO compound where four attackers and five police were injured in clashes. The plan to burn the books sparked protests Friday in Afghanistan, where at least 11 people were injured. Terry Jones on Friday gave assurances that no Qurans will be set ablaze today, even though there had been no contact with the New York City imam planning to build a mosque near the site of the 9-11 attacks.
