In 2010 , Christian pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center , a church in Gainesville , Florida , provoked international condemnation after announcing plans to burn a Quran on the anniversary of the Islamic terrorist September 11 attacks on the United States . He later cancelled the plans ; however , on March 20 , 2011 , he oversaw the burning of a Quran . In response , Muslims in Afghanistan rioted and 12 people were killed
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Quran desecration