2023-07-22 05:03:22
Last updated: 07/22/2023 – 07:01
Supporters of Hezbollah in Lebanon responded to the call made by its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, to gather in front of mosques following Friday prayers. Hundreds gathered in front of several mosques in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah. The Lebanese army took precautionary measures in the vicinity of the Swedish embassy in downtown Beirut, and closed all roads leading to it.
Supporters of Hezbollah in Lebanon responded to the call made by its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, to gather in front of mosques following Friday prayers. Hundreds gathered in front of several mosques in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah. The Lebanese army took precautionary measures in the vicinity of the Swedish embassy in downtown Beirut, and closed all roads leading to it.
Hundreds demonstrated in Baghdad, Nasiriyah and Najaf in the south following Friday prayers to denounce the desecration of the Koran, while the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the transfer of operations of its embassy and its employees in Iraq temporarily to Stockholm for security reasons.
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