Gunfire wounds 26 in Afghan protests over Koran burning

KABUL (Reuters) – Gunfire wounded at least 26 people during fresh protests in several cities across Afghanistan over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam’s holy book, at NATO’s main base in Afghanistan. The American Embassy said its staff were in “lockdown” and all travel had been suspended as thousands of people expressed fury over the burning, a public relations disaster for U.S.-led NATO forces fighting Taliban militants ahead of the withdrawal of foreign combat troops by the end of 2014. The U.S. government and the U.S. …