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  • Israel: Militants display pictures of torn Qurans ('copycats' ?)

    06/08/2005 3:16:12 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 31 replies · 1,197+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 6/8/05 | Mark Lavie - AP
    JERUSALEM (AP) - The militant Islamic Jihad on Wednesday presented pictures of torn copies of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, claimed they were taken inside an Israeli prison and said soldiers were responsible for the desecration. Israel denied the charge and said the pictures were a fabrication. The Islamic Jihad transmitted the pictures by e-mail to a reporter in the West Bank. They show two Qurans with torn pages. The militants said prisoners took the pictures with cellular telephones sent them electronically to militant leaders. The militants said Wednesday that soldiers desecrated six or seven Qurans as they searched...