The Shoura Council strongly condemned at its ordinary ninth session held in Riyadh today under the chairmanship of its Chairman Sheikh Dr. Salih bin Abdullah bin Homaid the information circulated by the media that the sanctity of the holy Quran has been breached in several cases at Guantanamo camp in Cuba, U.S. The Shoura Council said, in a statement, that it was closely and with the utmost upset and frustration following the reports that the sanctity of the holy book was violated in the camp. The Council condemned in the strongest words this flagrant violation which is considered a hurt of Muslims feelings and a breach of their sanctuaries, recalling the status of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as home to Muslims first two holy places. The Shoura Council warned against tampering the feelings of vast Muslim peoples and urged for avoidance of being indulged in dispute among religions and of provoking the feelings of more than one billion Muslims. --More 2045 Local Time 1745 GMT
