Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning in Sweden -
Levin - 20-07-2023
Published 8:49 AM GMT+8, July 20, 2023
BAGHDAD (AP) — Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire.
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The Swedish news agency TT has reported that Swedish police granted an application for a demonstration Thursday outside of the Iraqi Embassy in Stockholm. TT reported that the application stated that two demonstrators planned to burn a Quran and the Iraq flag.
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An Iraqi Christian immigrant last month burned a Quran outside a Stockholm mosque during the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, triggering widespread condemnation in the Islamic world. A similar protest by a far-right activist was held outside Turkey’s Embassy earlier this year, complicating Sweden’s efforts to convince Turkey to let it join NATO.
https://apnews.com/article/iraq-swedish-embassy-attack-quran-burning-35c40d1cbfa5db845d5c042d86f4b6cb
RE: Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning in Sweden -
Levin - 22-07-2023