Originally published Friday, September 10, 2010 at 3:39 AM

Fla. pastor who planned to burn Quran flies to NY

An acquaintance of the pastor who once planned to burn copies of the Quran to mark the 9/11 anniversary says the Rev. Terry Jones headed to New York aboard a Friday night flight.

By MIKE SCHNEIDER

Associated Press Writer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. —

An acquaintance of the pastor who once planned to burn copies of the Quran to mark the 9/11 anniversary says the Rev. Terry Jones headed to New York aboard a Friday night flight.

K.A. Paul, a Christian evangelist who runs a ministry in Houston, says he bought the ticket for Jones to fly out of Orlando and land around 10:15 p.m. in New York.

Jones landed in New York Friday night and declined to talk to reporters on his way to a cab.

Jones has said he wants to meet with the imam overseeing a proposed mosque and Islamic center to be built near ground zero.

Earlier Friday, Jones' son, Luke, said that the Quran-burning won't take place Saturday but couldn't say whether there would be a future event.

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