Twelve people died today during the bloodiest day yet of protests in Afghanistan over the burning of Koran copies found in a rubbish pit at a NATO military base. Back in the U.S., GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich lashed out at President Barack Obama for saying sorry after copies of the Muslim holy book were found burned earlier this week. Riot police and soldiers are braced for more violence after the Bagram compound burning deepened mistrust of NATO as it struggles to stabilise the nation before foreign combat troops leave in 2014. Scroll down for video Presidential candidate: Republican Newt Gingrich lashed out at President Barack Obama for saying sorry after copies of the Muslim holy book were found burned in a rubbish pit on a U.S. air field earlier this week
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Newt Gingrich says Barack Obama apology to Hamid Karzai was wrong
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Claims Afghanistan should apologise to U.S. after two soldiers are killed
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Korans found after being burned unintentionally at NATO Bagram base
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Comes as 12 people are killed on bloodiest day of burning protests yet
Most Westerners have been confined to heavily fortified compounds, including at the sprawling @placeholder embassy complex and other diplomatic missions during protests that have killed a total of 23 people.