Article: Dutch government regrets release of film criticizing Islam

Dutch government regrets release of film criticizing Islam

BRUSSELS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister of the Netherlands Jan Peter Balkenende has expressed regret at the release of a film criticizing Islam by a Dutch right-wing lawmaker.

Reacting to the 16-minute film, which Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders released online Thursday, Balkenende said in a statement posted on the Dutch government website Thursday night: "The film equates Islam with violence. We reject this interpretation."

The film shows images of terrorist attacks in the United States, Spain and Britain alternated with verses from the Koran and statements by radical imams.

The film associates Islam with a number of gruesome ...

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