America President Barack Obama apologised on Thursday for the burning of copies of the Holy Quran at a US military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform to kill two US troops.
In a letter sent to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Obama expressed administration’s regret and apologies over the incident in which religious materials were unintentionally mishandled, White House national security council spokesman Tommy Vietor said.
He added that the letter was delivered by Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, Thursday afternoon.
Karzai’s office said Obama called the Quran burnings “inadvertent,” adding that the US “will take the appropriate steps to avoid any recurrence, to include holding accountable those responsible.”
Obama apologises for Quran burning in Afghanistan
