Watch | Quran-burning in Sweden triggers fiery protests throughout Muslim nations
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After a Quran was burnt in Sweden, a gaggle of people stormed the premises of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq’s capital.
Salwan Momika, reportedly an Iraqi residing in Sweden, set hearth to a replica of the holy e book of Islam close to Stockholm’s central mosque. The act of burning the Quran was met with condemnation from quite a few international locations with Muslim-majority populations.
In response to the incident, a large gathering amassed outdoors the embassy in Baghdad on June 29. The protests had been seen in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan amongst different Muslim nations.
