{"id":31839,"date":"2011-04-03T09:17:55","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T13:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=31839"},"modified":"2011-04-04T07:29:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T11:29:53","slug":"9-killed-81-injured-in-quran-burning-protest-in-southern-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/international-news\/9-killed-81-injured-in-quran-burning-protest-in-southern-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"9 killed, 81 injured in Quran burning protest in southern Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_31840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31840\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31840\" title=\"koran burning\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/koran-burning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/koran-burning.jpg 512w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/koran-burning-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/koran-burning-148x113.jpg 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Afghans carry a man injured in demonstration against the burning of the Quran. Photo credit: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) &#8212; Nine people  were killed and at least 81 others wounded on Saturday after a mass  demonstration turned violent in Kandahar City, the Pajhwok news agency  reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to the governor&#8217;s office, Afghan security forces arrested  17 people, including seven armed men, in connection with violence during  a protest against the burning of the Islam holy book Quran by a  Florida, U.S., pastor on March 20.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On 09: 15 am this morning, around 100 people started the  demonstration in the Charso area of Kandahar City to condemn the  abhorrent move of burning the Quran,&#8221; the governor&#8217;s office said in a  statement.<\/p>\n<p>Some private and public properties were damaged, while furniture and a  bus in a girl high school were set ablaze. Police tried to control the  mob, but the protest turned into riot.<\/p>\n<p>Local administration in Kandahar condemned the &#8220;un-Islamic&#8221; and destructive actions in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The incident came a day after a similar protest that turned violent  in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif left ten United Nations staff  members dead and several others injured. A group of demonstrators  attacked the UN operations centre, fired gunshots at peacekeepers  guarding the compound and set fire inside it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) &#8212; Nine people were killed and at least 81 others wounded on Saturday after a mass demonstration turned violent in Kandahar City, the Pajhwok news agency reported. 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