Makkah, May 14, SPA -- The World Muslim League (WML) expressed today the resentment of Muslims and Islamic organizations over the desecration of the Holy Quran in a military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as reported by the U.S "Newsweek" magazine. In a statement issued here today on behalf of the League, MWL Secretary General Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki, demanded that the U.S. authorities clarify the truth and undertake investigations on this issue in terms of desecrating copies of the Holy Quran, tearing down its pages and trampling it down during interrogation of prisoners. "The WML, Islamic peoples and organizations are strongly condemning what has been circulated by the information media and stressing on undertaking urgent investigation so as to take deterrent measures to punish offenders and prevent the recurrence of this ugly incident," he said in the statement.. --SPA 1527 Local Time 1227 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/262234