"Pastor Terry Jones last night canceled his plan to burn Korans at his Florida church after claiming he has struck a deal with a New York Muslim cleric to relocate the so-called Ground Zero mosque. Jones emerged from his church in Gainesville, Fla., to announce his decision which he said came after days of prayer and said he viewed the supposed deal as 'a sign from God.' The fiery pastor said that Imam Abdel Rauf, the leader behind the Ground Zero mosque in Manhattan, will meet with him in New York on Saturday. 'He has agreed to move it,' Jones said referring to the Ground Zero Islamic cultural center and mosque. 'And we have agreed to cancel our event on Saturday.' ... 'Americans don't want the mosque there and of course Muslims don't want us to burn Korans,' said Jones...But as soon as Jones and al-Masri finished speaking, denials were issued that the Islamic community center and mosque would be moved away from its current controversial location. 'The Muslim Community Center called Park51 in Lower Manhattan is not being moved,' read a statement from SoHo Properties, the developer of the community center that is being called the Ground Zero Mosque."
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