Terry
Jones, 61, was detained in the town of Mulberry, near Tampa, and faces charges
of transporting fuel illegally and openly carrying a firearm.
Deputies
said Jones had been riding in a pickup truck that was towing a trailer carrying
a large barbecue-like grill filled with kerosene-soaked Korans.
He also
had extra bottles of the fuel inside the truck bed, the Orlando Sentinel
reported.
Jones'
planned public burning of the Muslim holy book came with tensions high in the
Middle East, especially over Syria.
According
to Jones' website, he had planned to burn 2,998 Korans in the Tampa Bay area on
Wednesday, in recognition of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Jones was
arrested alongside Associate Pastor Marvin Sapp minutes before the scheduled
burning, the Sentinel said.
As pastor
of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, Jones in 2010 threatened
to burn copies of the Koran, drawing widespread outrage.
He
eventually called off the stunt.
In 2011,
however, his congregation did burn the Muslim holy book and the following year
he promoted an anti-Islam film.
All three
incidents sparked violence in the Middle East and in Afghanistan.
So called fake pastor is looking for trouble. Just hope they won't retaliate.
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