Indonesian President wrote a letter to President Barack Obama

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wrote a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to stop a Florida church that said it will burn copies of the Quran, a presidential spokesman told CNN Thursday.


The letter urged Obama "to ensure that this hideous act is not carried out," said Teuku Faizasyah, a presidential spokesman.

Indonesia is concerned that the burning of the Muslim holy book would incite hardline Muslims in Indonesia and around the world, the spokesman said.

"It's a very dangerous situation and we are very concerned," the spokesman said.

A hardline Indonesian Muslim group, the Islamic Defenders Front, told CNN it will protest the planned burning and will issue a death sentence on Rev. Terry Jones, if he carries out his plan.