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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (15) Slideshow Video Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Thousands protest Koran burning plan in Afghan north 5:18am EDT U.S. waits Japan nod on F-35 security pact 09 Sep 2010 Pastor backs off Koran-burning plan for now | Video 11:48am EDT Host company pulls plug on Florida pastor's website 09 Sep 2010 Judge rules ban on gays in military unconstitutional 6:08am EDT Four dead in San Francisco suburb gas line inferno | Video 11:16am EDT Factbox: Key problems facing new Nokia CEO Elop 8:24am EDT Florida pastor cancels Koran-burning plan | Video 09 Sep 2010 "Project Runway" keeps NY fashion week guessing 8:23am EDT Wall Street rises with energy, consumer shares 11:02am EDT Judge rules ban on gays in military unconstitutional 6:08am EDT Thousands protest Koran burning plan in Afghan north 5:18am EDT Month of Ramadan 09 Sep 2010 Pastor backs off Koran-burning plan for now | Video 11:48am EDT Strange and unusual 09 Sep 2010 New York Fashion Week 09 Sep 2010 B vitamins found to halve brain shrinkage in old 08 Sep 2010 Florida pastor cancels Koran-burning plan | Video 09 Sep 2010 Dubai World reaches $24.9 billion debt deal 11:47am EDT Host company pulls plug on Florida pastor's website 09 Sep 2010 NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. 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Pastor backs off Koran-burning plan for now Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Factbox Koran burning considered grave insult to God in Islam 6:18am EDT Related News Florida pastor says he will not burn Koran September 11 7:28am EDT Obama says Koran burning could cause "profound damage" 11:48am EDT Donald Trump offers to buy NY Muslim center site Thu, Sep 9 2010 Analysis: Koran burning set to stoke communal strains Thu, Sep 9 2010 Analysis & Opinion Washington Extra – Party games and blame games Criticism mounts of “anti-Muslim frenzy” in U.S., Koran burning plan under fire Related Topics U.S. » World » Related Video Mideast outrage over Koran burning Thu, Sep 9 2010 Koran burning canceled 1 / 9 An Afghan policeman keeps guard as protesters shout slogans during a protest against the planned burning of copies of the Koran by a small U.S. church in Nangarhar province September 10, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Parwiz By Sayed Salahuddin and David Alexander KABUL/WASHINGTON | Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:48am EDT KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pastor of a small Florida church, facing an outpouring of concern from U.S. leaders and anger from Muslims worldwide, said on Friday he did not plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. But Pastor Terry Jones appeared to leave open the possibility he could change his mind if a proposed meeting fails to take place on Saturday in New York with Muslim leaders planning to build an Islamic center and mosque near the site of the September 11 attacks. "Right now we have plans not to do it (burn the Koran)," Jones told ABC's "Good Morning America." Jones has said a Florida imam had promised him a meeting with New York imam Feisal Abdul Rauf in exchange for canceling the Koran-burning. Abdul Rauf is at the center of the controversy over the New York mosque. "If we meet with him on Saturday then of course we will not burn the Koran," Jones said in another appearance on NBC's "Today" show. Imam Muhammad Musri, president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, told ABC he had not promised that the proposed Islamic center in New York would be moved. Musri said he had only agreed to make contact with the New York organizers, set up a meeting and make the case for shifting the site. "The meeting will happen," Musri told ABC. But he added that Jones "stretched and exaggerated my statements ... I told him I'm willing to make contact as an imam to the imam in New York, Muslim to Muslim, and ask on his behalf to schedule a meeting." Sharif el-Gamal, project developer for the New York mosque, said in a statement it was untrue the center was to be moved. Jones' adult son Luke, who wore a handgun on his hip because of death threats against church members, told reporters his father would fly to New York later on Friday. Asked whether the Koran-burning was going ahead, he replied: "As of right now, no." OPPOSITION AND PROTESTS The proposed location of the New York center has drawn opposition from many Americans who say it is insensitive to families of victims of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000, while the threatened Koran-burning by the tiny Dove World Outreach Center has touched off anger in the Muslim world. Thousands of people took to the streets across Afghanistan on Friday, some threatening to attack U.S. bases. One protester was shot dead and several were wounded outside a German-run NATO base in northeast Afghanistan and NATO said it was investigating. Demonstrations later spread to the capital, Kabul, and at least four other provinces. Officials said the German-run base was singled out after German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday paid tribute to freedom of speech at a ceremony for a Dane whose cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad sparked deadly protests five years ago. Jones' plan to burn the Koran drew criticism on Thursday from U.S. President Barack Obama, who warned it could provoke al Qaeda suicide bombings and other Islamist violence. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called Jones directly on Thursday to urge him not to go ahead, a Pentagon official said. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Gates had expressed "grave concern" in the brief telephone call with Jones that the Koran burning "would put the lives of our forces at risk, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan." A crowd, estimated at 10,000 by a government official, poured out of mosques into the streets of Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan in Afghanistan's northeast, after special prayers for Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. "WE WILL ATTACK BASES" Several hundred gathered in a Kabul northern district, and about 2,000 marched on a government building in western Farah, officials and witnesses said. There were protests in nearby Badghis in the northwest and Ghor and Herat in the west. Similar protests over perceived desecration of Muslim symbols have led to dozens of deaths in Afghanistan in recent years, including after a Danish newspaper published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammad in 2005. In eastern Nangahar, tribal chiefs threatened to attack NATO bases near the Pakistan border if Jones went ahead with the plan. "If they do this, we will attack American bases and close the highway used by convoys supplying American troops," a cleric named Zahidullah told Reuters. (Additional reporting by Ben Gruber in GAINESVILLE, Pascal Fletcher and Kevin Gray in MIAMI, TEHRAN bureau, and Matt Spetalnick, Alister Bull, Andrew Quinn and Phil Stewart in WASHINGTON; Writing by Paul Tait; Editing by Vicki Allen and Jerry Norton) U.S. World Comments See All Comments (15) | Post Comment Sep 10, 2010 3:49am EDT Media: turn off the cameras in Florida! KU37 Report As Abusive Sep 10, 2010 6:44am EDT Someone forgot to tell them it was called off. Eric.Klein Report As Abusive Sep 10, 2010 7:35am EDT I am not sure it’s the Media faults this time. The pastor Jones put boradcasted “burn Koran day” on his blog. I saw his blog, the first reason to burn the Koran was because it deny Jesus is God. Seriously, it’s this guys fault for incite Muslims. Then instead of admitting this was wrong, he tired to push the spot light on the Muslim Centre debate in New York. Frankly, this is scary. The crazy pastor and angry riots. Why çan’t everyone pray/worship in silent? MaiO Report As Abusive Sep 10, 2010 7:36am EDT That is the face of a hate monger and, if his estranged daughter can be believed, it’s also the face of a thief who got kicked out of his last church fr stealing out of the till. Joe200011 Report As Abusive Sep 10, 2010 7:40am EDT jeez its a book made of paper. so long as he purchased the books why cant he do as he wishes. so much for our freedom of speech and religion happyhaw99 Report As Abusive Sep 10, 2010 8:00am EDT 7 a.m. this morning this self-proclaimed Pastor recanted once again and is planning a journey to New York. WhiteFeather Report As Abusive Sep 10, 2010 8:02am EDT On July 28th this man’s plans were reported by the media, giving the opportunity for this information to travel the world. Just now, there are still 70 broadcast person’s camped out in front of his church building. If any one Christian or American is killed as a result of the rampant information spread by the Media, then it is as much fault of the Media as this man. WhiteFeather Report As Abusive Sep 10, 2010 8:18am EDT This guy is operating on a ridiculous premise, and I’m pretty sure he may have some social/mental problems. However much I disagree with him, though, I also don’t think it’s within the rights of the government to stop him from doing what he’s doing. He’s a hateful bigot, but even bigots have the right to freedom of expression. Factuality Report As Abusive Sep 10, 2010 8:25am EDT How is it that a religion of peace, Islam, is so easily incited to riot and to kill? How is it, that a religion of understanding, Islam, finds the burning of Korans inflammatory to them, yet the building of a mosque on Ground Zero should not be inflammatory to us? How is it, that Americans who demand tolerance, are so intolerant of Pastor Jones and his congregation? BringMoney Report As Abusive See All Comments (15) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. 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