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Quran-burning threatening global peace

Indonesia’s president has warned that the desecration of the holy Quran by a group of anti-Islam elements in the US could “threaten global peace.”

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono strongly condemned the act in a letter to US President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

“With burning the Quran, ways would open for the desecration of other holy books and sites and this is a hideous trend that could threaten global peace,” IRNA quoted Yudhoyono as saying.

The Indonesian president also called on Muslims in the world to protest the “desecrating move.”

Earlier, Yudhoyono had warned that such a move “could lead to a conflict between religions.”

Florida pastor Terry Jones floated the idea of torching the holy Quran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Although the pastor called off his plans, other anti-Islam elements in the US attempted to burn copies of the holy book on Saturday.

Two evangelical preachers in Tennessee also set copies of the Quran on fire and members of the group Operation Rescue tore pages from the holy book of Islam.

In another incident, a group of individuals tore some pages of a copy of the Quran in front of the White House.

The move brought condemnations from the Muslim world and the international community.

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