San Francisco Leaders Denounce Bus Ads About Islam

By TERRY COLLINS

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Civic officials joined Arab and Muslim leaders to denounce what they call offensive anti-Islamic ads that will appear on 10 buses for the next month in San Francisco.

The ads were paid for by the American Freedom Defense Initiative and feature Osama bin Laden, the Times Square car bomber and the alleged gunman in the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings accompanied by quotes about warfare and weapons that the group links to Islam.

At least one of the ads contains a quote attributed to the militant Islamic group Hamas that reads: "Killing Jews is worship that brings us closer to Allah."

Officials said the ads were racist. "These offensive ads serve no purpose than to denigrate our city's Arab and Muslim communities," District Attorney George Gascon said on Monday.

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