Ahlul Bayt News Agency ; JERUSALEM -- Jewish Extremists desecrated a holy Quran in West Jerusalem on Monday, a Palestinian from Bethlehem said Tuesday.
Bethlehem University student Muhammad Munir claims a group of Israeli Jews tore pages out of the Muslim holy book on Jaffa street.
Munir said he saw the incident while walking from work to his home in Wadi Al-Joz.
"I found papers on the ground. At the beginning I thought they were ordinary papers, but when I looked at them I saw that they included text from the holy Quran and pedestrians were stepping on them," he said.
Munir said he spent 10 minutes collecting the papers while bystanders insulted him and one kicked him.
It is the first incident in Israel since a fringe US pastor threatened to burn a pile of Qurans on the anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States. Terry Jones called off his plan following widespread condemnation from religious leaders and US officials.
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