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In Greece, Young Muslims Violently Protest Ripping of Quran By Policeman

By Howard M. Friedman

In Athens, Greece, some 1,500 young Muslims marched to the Parliament building yesterday to protest charges that a police officer tore up a copy of the Qur'an while checking an Iraqi immigrant's identity papers. Today's Haaretz reports that as the crowd shrunk to about 300, violent clashes with police broke out and 46 protesters were arrested. Police released photos of the torn Qur'an and said they will investigate the charges, but emphasized that the isolated incident did not justify the violent reaction.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on May 23, 2009 (boomark / email).