 2)" in the exhibition, as they had originally planned.The gallery were aware that the act of cutting the sacred texts in two might cause offense to some members of these religious groups, although the gallery's director, Stephen Deuchar, stated that the decision was made not out of fear of offending anyone, but out of fear that someone who had been offended might respond violently.Following on from the June bombings, gallery staff had expressed concern that they might be attacked because of the artwork.