Bush voices "serious concern" over Quran desecration

Source: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT May 22, 2008

WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush has apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for an American soldier's use of a copy of the Holy Quran for target practice, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Tuesday.

During a regularly scheduled videoconference on Monday, Bush expressed his "serious concern" over the incident, she said.