Muslim-majority nations outraged over Quran desecrations in Sweden
Swedish police permitted a protest Thursday in which an Iraqi of Christian origin – now a self-described atheist – kicked and stood on a Quran outside of the Iraqi Embassy.
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Iraq Severs Diplomatic Ties With Sweden Over Quran Burning
FOX News: Iraq severs diplomatic ties with Sweden over anti-Quran demonstration as protesters storm Baghdad embassy
Images show protesters scaling walls of Swedish Embassy in Iraq Iraq has severed diplomatic ties with Sweden Thursda…
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Iraq expels Sweden envoy over Quran burning
Iraq has expelled the Swedish ambassador hours after protesters angered by the burning of copies of the holy Quran in the European country, stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, scaling the walls of the compound and setting it on fire.
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Protesters in Baghdad Storm Swedish Embassy
The demonstrators, angry over Quran burnings in Sweden, protested throughout the night, setting part of the embassy on fire.
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning
BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) — Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Koran in Sweden. All Bagh…
Protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad, set fire over planned Qur’an burning
Thursday’s demonstration was called to protest the second planned Quran burning in Sweden in weeks by Shi’ite supporters, after an earlier burning ignited widespread controversy.
Iraq expels Swedish ambassador after desecration of Qur’an in Stockholm
Baghdad also recalls chargé d’affaires from Sweden as protesters storm Swedish embassy in IraqIraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned burning of the Qur’an in Stockholm that had prompted hundreds of protesters to storm …