Ripple Effect: ; Afghan Protests Decry Canceled Quran-Burning

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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghans set fire to tires in the streets and shouted "Death to America" for a second day Saturday despite a decision by an American pastor to call off plans to burn copies of the Islamic holy book.

The protests, the largest drawing a crowd estimated at more than 10,000 people, continued even after a decision by a Florida church not to burn copies of the Quran on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida terrorist attacks in the United States that triggered the war in Afghanistan.

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Ripple Effect: ; Afghan Protests Decry Canceled Quran-Burning

The pastor, Terry Jones, told NBC on Saturday that "we feel that God is telling us to stop" the Quran burning, which had stirred outrage among millions of ...

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