KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Afghan protesters burned an effigy of President Barack Obama Sunday in reaction to rumors, denied by U.S. officials, that U.S. troops desecrated the Koran.
An estimated 1,000 demonstrators, mostly university students, gathered in Kabul, the Afghan capital, the Los Angeles Times reported. Police fired warning shots as the crowd moved from Kabul University to the parliament building but no injuries were reported, newspaper said.