Topic: Koran

Obama Apologizes for NATO Koran Burning

Reuters

As the protests over the burning of Korans at a U.S. base claimed their first U.S. casualties in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama sent a letter of apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Karzai's office reported on Thursday.

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