Newsweek magazine retracted an article alleging abuse of the Koran at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility which triggered deadly anti-American protests in Afghanistan and other Islamic countries.
"Based on what we know now, we are retracting our original story that an internal military investigation had uncovered Koran abuse at Guantanamo Bay," the magazine said in a brief statement from editor Mark Whitaker.
The retraction came a day after Newsweek acknowledged parts of the article, which appeared in the May 9 edition, may not be accurate, and followed strong criticism of the magazine by US officials.
