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September 11

Man sets Quran on fire in New York 9/11 protest

A MAN HAS set fire to a copy of the Quran in a protest at the proposed so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” in New York. Politico’s Maggie Haberman reports that the man set fire to some pages of the Islamic holy book around the corner from the proposed development, before being led away by policemen on the scene.

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