A Swedish protestor who set fire to several pages of the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque says he plans to do so again.
A Swedish protestor who set fire to several pages of the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque says he plans to do so again—even after the condemnation of his own government.
Swedish authorities arrested 37-year-old Iraqi national Salwan Momika on hate crimes charges Wednesday after he used a pre-approved permit from Stockholm city officials to burn pages of the Quran outside Stockholm's central mosque on Wednesday during the observance of Eid al-Adha, a major holy day for Muslims.
The incident, the second Quran burning in the country since January, prompted an almost immediate rebuke from nations including the United States, Jordan, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, who expressed continuing frustration with the country afterIraqi Muslims took to the streets outside of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad throughout the day Thursday to condemn the incident as well, where some protesters set fire to a rainbow-colored flag representing the LGBTQ+ community, per reporting...
Footage: Baghdad Now; Thousands of Baghdad residents, gathered in an area near the Swedish Embassy in possible preparation to protest.
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