Dove World Outreach Center

Interpol Issues Global Terror Alert If Koran Burning Happens

Rachel Slajda | September 9, 2010, 12:12PM

Pastor Terry Jones, of the Dove World Outreach Center

Interpol today warned its 188 member countries that there may be a higher threat of terrorism if a Florida fringe pastor burns Korans on Saturday as planned.

"One of INTERPOL's primary functions is to prevent crime, and given that we have been made aware of a significant threat to public safety - an assessment which we share - it is our duty to ensure that we pass this information on to law enforcement agencies around the globe so that they can take appropriate measures," Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said in a press release.

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