http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/bworldb-bosnia-lays-claim-to-world-kissing-record/2007/09/02/1188671791025.html
Bosnia lays claim to world kissing record Just married couples in the Bosnian town of Tuzla take a part in an attempt to break the world simultaneous kissing record. Photo: Reuters Tuzla, Bosnia September 3, 2007 CLOSE to 7000 couples smooched late on Saturday in the Bosnian town of Tuzla in a bid to break the world simultaneous kissing record. With fireworks, a giant TV screen, confetti and heart-shaped red balloons as the backdrop, the crowd kissed for at least ten seconds at 11pm local time (7am AEDT yesterday). "We broke the record, it's great," said Kristina Gligorovic, the event's public relations officer. She said the record should be recognised after they submit video footage and documentation showing 6980 couples locked in simultaneous kiss. The organisers of the so-called Love Revolution hope to take over the crown from Hungary where 6400 couples set the current Guinness World Record for the total numbers kissing simultaneously in June this year. Tuzla's Islamic community protested against the event, saying that public exposure of love was contrary to Islamic tradition. Muslims make up roughly a half of the town's population. "The people who took part in this event spread sexual immorality in our society. The organisation of such an event ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan is an expression of disrespect to Islamic feelings," it said in a statement. But Tuzla Mayor Jasmin Imamovic said the event was aimed at promoting the town and its multi-ethnic community. "We cherish the philosophy of love and not hatred. Let the love revolution start from here," he said. Reuters [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
