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Swedish Embassy in Baghdad Stormed by Protesters Over Quran Burning

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Source: The Associated Press
Swedish Embassy in Baghdad Stormed by Protesters Over Quran Burning
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Hundreds of followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad to protest the burning of a Quran in Sweden. The embassy was evacuated by security forces after the protesters breached the building, and some of them burned LGBTQ+ pride flags. The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Swedish ambassador and called for the man who burned the Quran to be extradited and prosecuted in Iraq. Turkish President Erdogan suggested that the incident could hinder Sweden's bid for NATO membership.

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  1. Protesters briefly storm the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in protest over Quran burning  The Associated Press
  2. Man Burns Quran Outside Mosque On Eid In Sweden  Hindustan Times
  3. Sweden Quran burning: Protesters storm embassy in Baghdad  BBC
  4. Koran burning complicates Sweden's NATO bid  Reuters
  5. Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning  CNN

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