Terry Jones claimed agreement had been reached to move location of
planned mosque at site of September 11 attacks in New York
Staff and agencies
Friday September 10 2010
guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/09/us-pastor-cancels-quran-burning
Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who planned to burn the Qur'an on the
anniversary of the September 11 attacks, has decided to cancel the
event.
Jones, who heads the Dove World Outreach Centre church based in the
university town of Gainesville, claimed an agreement had been reached
with Muslim leaders to move the controversial location of a planned
Islamic cultural centre and mosque in New York.
Sources close to the New York imam, however, said there was no
agreement to move the mosque away from the former World Trade Centre
site.
The pastor's proposal to burn the Qur'an had drawn criticism from
President Obama and religious and political leaders across the Muslim
world.
guardian.co.uk Copyright (c) Guardian News and Media Limited. 2010
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