2023-07-20 20:24:43
The anti-Koran rally in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm drew criticism from other countries. According to state media, the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Swedish ambassador on Thursday to protest “decisively once morest the desecration of the holy Koran”. Strong criticism also came from Turkey: “We condemn the despicable attack on our Holy Book in the strongest possible terms,” the foreign ministry said.
The Swedish government must resolutely prevent such hate crimes. A book that protesters said was a Koran was trampled on and partially destroyed at the rally in Stockholm.
Two participants who wanted to burn a Koran were expected at the rally, which was authorized by the Swedish police. But this did not happen. The incident led to diplomatic tangles between Sweden and Iraq. The government in Baghdad recalled its chargé d’affaires from Stockholm before the demonstrators left the area by the Iraqi ambassador following regarding an hour. In addition, the head of the Swedish embassy in Iraq was expelled.
The Islamist militia Hezbollah in Lebanon called on Arab and Islamic states to follow Iraq’s example. They should expel Swedish ambassadors from their countries and, conversely, recall their own representatives from Sweden, said Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. He also called on Muslims to take part in Friday prayers in large numbers. The believers should demonstratively sit down in front of the mosques with their Koran books.
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