An ally of a small Florida church says the planned burning of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks has been "100 per cent" cancelled.
"I want to be clear and confirm one hundred per cent that there will not be Korans burning tomorrow (Saturday) at 6pm as was planned," evangelical leader K A Paul told a press conference on Friday.
He made the commitment even though a New York imam failed to contact the Florid
"At this time we have not heard from the imam," Jones told the press conference.
"But we are still very, very hopeful that we will meet with him and we are still very convinced through the different channels that we have, that we at this time cannot mention, that this meeting will take place tomorrow."
Amid global outrage over the planned burning, Jones on Thursday said he was dropping the Koran burning idea by his Dove World Outreach Centre, claiming Muslim leaders had agreed to move the planned mosque further away from Ground Zero.
The plans to build an Islamic cultural centre close to the site where the World Trade Centre once stood before it was destroyed on 9/11 have triggered an angry debate in the United States.
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Fla. pastor set on holding Sept. 11 Koran burn
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The leader of a Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said yesterday that he was determined to burn copies of the Koran on Saturday despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders, and others to call it off.
Pastor Terry Jones said at a news conference that he has received a lot of encouragement, with supporters mailing copies of the Islamic holy text to his Gainesville church of about 50 followers. He proclaimed in July that he would stage “International Burn a Koran Day’’ to mark the ninth anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
“As of right now, we are not convinced that backing down is the right thing,’’ Jones said.
Jones said he has received more than 100 death threats and has started carrying a .40-caliber pistol since announcing his plan to burn the book Muslims consider the word of God. Jones, 58, was flanked by an armed escort yesterday.
General David Petraeus, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, took the rare step of a military leader taking a position on a domestic matter when he warned in an e-mail to the Associated Press that “images of the burning of a Koran would undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan — and around the world — to inflame public opinion and incite violence.’’
Pastor Terry Jones said at a news conference that he has received a lot of encouragement, with supporters mailing copies of the Islamic holy text to his Gainesville church of about 50 followers. He proclaimed in July that he would stage “International Burn a Koran Day’’ to mark the ninth anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
“As of right now, we are not convinced that backing down is the right thing,’’ Jones said.
Jones said he has received more than 100 death threats and has started carrying a .40-caliber pistol since announcing his plan to burn the book Muslims consider the word of God. Jones, 58, was flanked by an armed escort yesterday.
General David Petraeus, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, took the rare step of a military leader taking a position on a domestic matter when he warned in an e-mail to the Associated Press that “images of the burning of a Koran would undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan — and around the world — to inflame public opinion and incite violence.’’
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