Raw footage of violence in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan, which was sparked in retaliation to the Quran burning held by the controversial Florida pastor Terry Jones twelve days ago, was posted online by Tolo TV.

The video shows protesters targeting the United Nations staff. Shots being fired in the air by the security forces can also be heard.

An angry mob of close to thousand people gathered Friday to protest against the burning of the Islam holy book at the Dove World Outreach Center, a small church in Florida, after a mock trial on March 20.

The web video of the 'execution' of Quran created waves in Afghanistan and Pakistan, prompting the authorities of the countries to seek arrest of Pastor Terry Jones who shot to popularity last September for proposing to burn Qurans in the memory of the 9/11 attacks.

The raw video of the Friday violence in Mazar-i-Sharif, a relatively calm region in the war-torn country, is embedded below:

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