Investigation finds conflicting accounts of Quran burnings

Sunday, March 4, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan -- An investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base has found it was a mistake involving at least five Americans, a Western official said Saturday, but Afghan investigators claimed the desecration was intentional.

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