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CNN reported: 

The protest and shootings came as the Taliban called on Muslims to attack NATO military bases and convoys and kill soldiers following the admission that NATO troops had incinerated the religious material at Bagram Airfield.

Despite apologies from President Obama and NATO commanding general John R. Allen, up to 2,000 protestors surrounded the biggest American air base in Afghanistan in Bagram, throwing rocks and chanting.

“I offer my sincere apologies for any offense this may have caused, to the president of Afghanistan, the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and, most importantly, to the noble people of Afghanistan,” the NATO commanding general, John R. Allen, said in a statement that was recorded and sent to local television and radio networks here, explaining that the burnings had been unintentional, according to The New York Times,. 

From CNN:

The Taliban on Thursday rejected the apology.

In an e-mail message, the Islamist militia accused "the invading infidel authorities" of trying to calm the situation with two "so-called show(s) of apologies, but in reality they let their inhuman soldiers insult our holy book."

They called on Afghans to take revenge "until the doers of such inhumane actions are prosecuted and punished."

"We should attack their military bases, their military convoys, we should kill their soldiers, arrest their invading soldiers, beat them up and give a kind of lesson to them that they never dare to insult the holy Quran," the message said.

Police killed 5 protestors and wounded 10 others Wednesday.  There are no signs that the protests are abating, and with Friday being a holy day for Muslims, officials are expecting more violence.        

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