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prisoners did it: attempting to flush a Koran down the toilet and urinating on the Koran
In 2005, there were "reports that a [[Koran]] was desecrated at the US detention centre at [[Guantanamo]]",<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=46668 Saudi demands action in alleged Koran desecration] </ref>
In 2005, there were "reports that a [[Koran]] was desecrated at the US detention centre at [[Guantanamo]]",<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=46668 Saudi demands action in alleged Koran desecration] </ref>
which led to expressions of official protest as well as deadly riots.
which led to expressions of official protest as well as deadly riots.
Media scrutiny focused on allegations that US personnel had stepped on, thrown, or dampened the Koran. An unconfirmed report in ''[[Newsweek]]'' sparked deadly riots in at least one Islamic country.
However, Brig. Gen. Jay Hood, the commander of the detention center, found:
:... 15 cases of detainees mishandling their own Korans. "These included using a Koran as a pillow, ripping pages out of the Koran, attempting to flush a Koran down the toilet and urinating on the Koran."<ref> [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,158577,00.html Pentagon: Urine Touched Koran at Gitmo] - Fox News - Saturday, June 04, 2005</ref>
In the most recent of those 15 cases, a detainee on Feb. 18 allegedly ripped up his Koran and handed it to a guard, stating that he had given up on being a Muslim. Several guards witnessed this, Hood reported.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Media and religion]]
*[[Media and religion]]