Obama apologises for Koran burning at US airbase

US President Barack Obama has apologised over the burning of Korans at a US airbase in Afghanistan, where three days of protests have killed 14 people.

Violent anti-US protests have seen furious Afghans attack French, Norwegian and US bases, shouting “death to America” after the Taliban exhorted their countrymen to kill foreign troops to avenge the incident at a US-run base.

Slights against Islam have frequently provoked violent protests in the country, and Afghans are incensed at the discovery of charred Korans at the US-run Bagram airbase north of Kabul.