Thursday 23 February 2012

Koran Desecration Protests - Day 3


Mr. Karzai scheduled a hastily arranged meeting with members of both houses of Parliament on Thursday morning at the presidential palace and some 300 lawmakers arrived to participate, said presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi.
The fury does not appear likely to abate soon. Some members of Parliament called on Afghans to take up arms against the American military, and Western officials said they feared that conservative mullahs might incite more violence at the weekly Friday Prayer, when a large number of people worship at mosques.
“Americans are invaders, and jihad against Americans is an obligation,” said Abdul Sattar Khawasi, a member of Parliament from the Ghorband district in Parwan Province, where at least four demonstrators were killed in confrontations with the police on Wednesday. More here.

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