Koran hand out fears

14/04/12 09:24 CET

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Islamic fundamentalists will try to hand out Korans in 30 German cities today as part of a project to distribute 25 million copies of the holy book in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

But it is feared the move could spark trouble and right wing extremists are believed to be organising protests via social networking sites.

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