Bush Apologizes Over US Sniper’s Use of Koran For Target Practice

U.S.-led foreign troops in Iraq to educate their soldiers on the need to respect the religious beliefs of Iraqis.

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President Bush has apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for an American sniper’s use of a copy of the Quran for target practice, according to a statement Tuesday.

The statement issued by al-Maliki’s office said Bush offered the apology in a telephone call to the Iraqi leader late Monday.

Al-Maliki told Bush of the “disappointment and anger of the people and government of Iraq over the soldier’s disgraceful action,” the statement said.

Bush told al-Maliki that the sniper would face trial, the statement added.

Separately, the statement said an Iraqi Cabinet meeting Tuesday called for the “severest” punishment against the sniper and warned of “grave consequences” if similarly offensive actions were committed in the future.

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2008-05-20