'Qur'an burning' at Bagram base sparks protest – in pictures
Protesters besiege one of the largest US-run military bases in Afghanistan, furious over reports that soldiers set fire to copies of the Qur'an
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A protester outside Bagram points at a US soldier
Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP
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Demonstrators show copies of the Qur'an allegedly set alight by US soldiers
Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
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A demonstrator holds a copy of a half-burnt Qur'an
Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images
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Demonstrators chant anti-US slogans
Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
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A man holds up a rubber bullet as others take cover
Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
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Boys take cover from US soldiers' rubber bullets
Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
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A man aims a slingshot towards US soldiers
Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
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Demonstrators outside the base
Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
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Protesters throw stones towards US soldiers at the base
Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images
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Protesters clash with riot police
Photograph: S. Sabawoon/EPA
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An injured man is helped by protesters
Photograph: S. Sabawoon/EPA
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Protesters attack the gates of a building believed to be a Nato military base
Photograph: S. Sabawoon/Epa
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Protesters shout slogans
Photograph: S. Sabawoon/EPA
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Burning tyres during the protest
Photograph: Baz Muhmmad Abid/EPA
