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11 countries speaking out against Koran burning in Florida

More than 10 countries have now condemned a Florida pastor's plan to burn the Koran in commemoration of the 9/11 terrorist attacks of nine years ago. Here is what leaders are saying worldwide.

8. Lebanon

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Lebanese President Michel Suleiman speaks during a graduation ceremony marking the 65th Army Day, at a military barracks in Beirut's suburb of Fayadiyeh, Lebanon, Aug. 1. 'The president condemns the announcement of a religious group in the United States of its intention to openly burn copies of the Koran,' Suleiman said in a statement.

"The president condemns the announcement of a religious group in the United States of its intention to openly burn copies of the Koran," Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said in a statement, according to daily newspaper .

鈥淚t is a clear contradiction of the teachings of the three Abrahamic religions and of dialogue among the three faiths [海角大神ity, Islam and Judaism],鈥 said the leader of Lebanon, whose 4 million population is about 60 percent Muslim, according to the .

Amr Moussa, chief of the 22-nation Arab League that includes Lebanon, called the American pastor a 鈥渇anatic鈥 and urged Americans to oppose his 鈥渄estructive approach,鈥 according to Arab News.

Mr. Moussa, who heads the Cairo-based body, said: 鈥淲e want to see the reaction of the educated in the United States against this fanatic鈥檚 destructive approach."

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