Iraqi protest in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad

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29-06-2023, 16:50

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Protesters organized, Thursday evening, a stand in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, to reject an extremist's burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in front of a mosque in Stockholm.

Our correspondent reported that the protesters raised copies of the Qur’an to confirm Muslims’ pride in the Holy Qur’an and to reject the disgraceful act that took place in the Swedish capital after the government authorized a demonstration."

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, called earlier to hold a demonstration to reject the incident of burning the Holy Quran by an extremist in the Swedish capital.