At least 7 killed in Afghan Quran burning protests
<p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="protesting">protesting</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Quran">Quran</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="base">base</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Kabul">Kabul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="north">north</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="furious">furious</span> <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span> "<span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span>", <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="gunshots">gunshots</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="Jalalabad">Jalalabad</span>, <span word="students">students</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effigy">effigy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kabul">Kabul</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Kabul">Kabul</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jalalabad">Jalalabad</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="guarding">guarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="rose">rose</span>.</p><p><span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="slights">slights</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Islam">Islam</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="provoked">provoked</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="incensed">incensed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="insensitive">insensitive</span>, 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2001 <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="General">General</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span>, <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>, <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Qurans">Qurans</span> "<span word="were">were</span> <span word="inadvertently">inadvertently</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incineration">incineration</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>".</p><p><span word="Questions">Questions</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="died">died</span>?</p><p>2. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="burning">burning</span>?</p><p>3. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span>?</p><p><span word="Answers">Answers</span>:</p><p>1. 7</p>
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