Muslims protest against US church plans to burn the Qur'an

Afghans wave banners saying 'Qur'an is our law, Islam is our religion and Muhammad is our leader' at a US military convoy in Kabul on 6 September. Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP

Protesters in Kabul burn an effigy of Terry Jones, pastor of the Dove World Outreach Centre, who announced plans to burn the Qur'an Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP

An American flag is burned alongside an effigy of Terry Jones Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP

A photograph of Dove World Outreach Centre's pastor Terry Jones is burned during the Kabul demonstration against the US Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP

Members of the Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia protest in front of the US embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 4 September Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA

Protesters in Jakarta hold up placards denouncing plans to burn the Qur'an Photograph: Supri/Reuters

Pastor Terry Jones announced plans to burn the Qur'an on the anniversary of the 11 September attacks Photograph: John Raoux/AP

Terry Jones at the Dove World Outreach Centre in Gainesville, Florida. Photograph: John Raoux/AP

Muslims and Christians rally at a traffic roundabout in Jakarta, Indonesia Photograph: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images

Denise Gridley protests against Terry Jones outside the Dove World Outreach Centre Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Nihad Awad, director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks at a press conference. The council plans to hand out 200,000 replacement Korans, 1,000 for each copy burned on 11 September Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

A US flag is burned during a protest in Muitan, Pakistan Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Terry Jones answers questions from reporters after a news conference Photograph: John Raoux/AP

The White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, takes questions during a news briefing. He described plans to burn the Qur'an as a 'monumentally terrible idea' Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA