A controversial Qur’an-burning pastor accidentally discharged his firearm in the parking lot of a TV station after appearing on a talk show with a Muslim cleric.
Terry Jones had appeared on Fox 2′s Let it Rip program along with Hassan al-Qazwini Thursday night, the leader of Dearborn’s Islamic Center of America, prior to the incident.
“After the show wrapped, the imam was chatting in the rear of the building while Terry Jones and [assistant pastor] Wayne Sapp walked with police officers out the front door to their car,” MyFoxDetroit.com reported. “As the pastor gets into the car to leave for the night, suddenly there’s a loud ‘boom”’.
“Officers heard a gunshot, approached the vehicle, asked Mr. Jones if he was OK,” Southfield Police Lt. Nick Loussia told The Detroit Free Press. “He was, and they also observed he had a gun in his hand.” Raw Story
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The Islam-hating Florida preacher who threatened to burn the Qur’an on the anniversary of 9/11 torched a copy of the holy book in March despite vowing not to. Daily Mail A range of Christian and U.S. Muslim leaders have condemned Jones and his small Dove World Outreach Center church, which reportedly has a congregation of around 30 members. Toronto Sun Government officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan have called for U.S. authorities to arrest Jones. However, his public criticism of Islam and desecration of the Qur’an are allowed under U.S. laws protecting free speech. Toronto Sun Earlier in April, thousands of Afghans burned U.S. flags and condemned the actions by two U.S. pastors who burned the holy Qur’an
