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Article: Warnings follow Koran incident.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: EUROPE)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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Byline: Iason Athanasiadis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Muslim leaders in Greece are warning authorities of violent protests in the mainly Christian Orthodox nation after an incident in which a policeman reportedly defaced a Koran.
How can you control enraged 20-year-old Afghans who will hit the streets seeking to die in the name of Allah? asked Naim al-Ghandour, president of the Muslim Union of Greece.
Mr. al-Ghandour's warning followed demonstrations by Muslims to protest the Koran incident and the attempted arson by suspected far-right activists of a Muslim prayer room.
Muslim immigrants are planning additional demonstrations this week ...