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Old 04-10-11, 04:11 PM   #1
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BNP candidate Sion Owens faces 'Koran burn' charge

A BNP candidate for next month's Welsh assembly elections has been charged with a public order offence, after police were passed a video appearing to show him burning a copy of the Koran.

Sion Owens, 41, was named as a party candidate for the South Wales West regional list last week.

He is due to appear at Swansea magistrates' court on Monday.

A second BNP election candidate has been arrested in connection with the incident, and released on bail.

A BNP spokesperson said both would still be candidates in the assembly election on 5 May.

On Friday, police were given a video which appeared to show Mr Owens dousing a copy of the Koran with a highly flammable fluid, before setting it alight and watching it burn.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-s...wales-13028793


Note: 10 April 2011 Last updated at 14:33 GMT
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