Global Outrage: Protests Escalate Over Quran Burning in Sweden
TL;DR
Thousands of followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protested in major cities in Iraq, condemning the burning of a Quran during a protest in Sweden. Some demonstrators called for the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador from Iraq. The protests came after a man, identified as an Iraqi Christian, burned a Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm. The act drew widespread condemnation in the Muslim world, and Iraqi officials have called on Sweden to extradite the man for prosecution in Iraq.
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- As protests continue against Sweden, OIC to meet in Saudi on Quran burning Al-Monitor
- Burning of Quran in Stockholm sparks outrage in Muslim countries CNA
- Mass Protest in Baghdad Follows Koran Burning in Sweden U.S. News & World Report
- Protests Erupt in Baghdad Over Qur'an Burning Outside Swedish Mosque Democracy Now!
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