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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 19 > U.S. commanders apologize for shooting of the Quran

U.S. commanders apologize for shooting of the Quran

By Los Angeles Times / The Bulletin
May 19, 2008

BAGHDAD — U.S. commanders moved swiftly to avert a crisis after a soldier deployed in Baghdad was found to have used a copy of the Quran for target practice.

The incident had the potential to inflame Muslim opinion against the U.S. military and compromise the delicate alliance it has....

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