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Quran Sacrilege

Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning

Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire. Online videos showed demonstrators at the diplomatic post waving flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr ahead of a planned burning of the Islamic holy book Thursday in Stockholm. The videos showed dozens of men climbing over the fence at the complex, with the sound of them trying to break down a front door. Another showed what appeared to be a small fire being set. Other footage showed men, some shirtless in the summer heat, inside what appeared to be a room at the embassy, an alarm audible in the background. Others later performed predawn prayers outside of the embassy. As dawn broke, police and other security officials gathered at the embassy as small plumes of smoke still rose. Firefighters tried to douse the flames from the ladder of a fire truck. So

Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning
Updated On : 20 Jul 2023 | 2:07 PM IST

Swedish Prime Minister condemns unrest in wake of Quran burning: Reports

I will make it very clear, those attacking the Swedish police, attack the Swedish democratic society. The perpetrators must be arrested, prosecuted and serve a sentence in prison: Magdalena Andersson

Swedish Prime Minister condemns unrest in wake of Quran burning: Reports
Updated On : 19 Apr 2022 | 6:31 AM IST

Quran sacrilege: AAP MLA Naresh Yadav sent to two-day police custody

A court in Punjab earlier on Saturday issued a warrant against Yadav

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Updated On : 25 Jul 2016 | 3:07 PM IST