Burned, shot Qur’an found at Tennessee mosque

A burned and shot Qur’an was found Sunday afternoon at the Annoor Mosque Muslim Community of Knoxville. The holy book was found on the sidewalk near the building’s entrance. The damage to the Qur’an does not appear to have been done at the Mosque. The evidence was collected by police and the Knoxville Police Department will be working with the FBI on the continuing investigation.

WRCB-TV, 13 September 2010

See also CAIR press release, 13 September 2010