Reaction To Quran Burning Pours In From Around The World -- CNN
(CNN) -- Governments, world leaders, and others were responding Friday to a Florida pastor's plans to burn copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, even amid confusion over whether it would go ahead. The Rev. Terry Jones, the head of a small church in Gainesville, called off the burning Thursday but later said he would "rethink" his position after a meeting with a local imam. Some of the statements in reaction received so far are as follows:
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