Muslim Countries Condemn Quran Burning, Threaten Sweden's NATO Bid
TL;DR
Muslim countries, including Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, denounced Sweden after an Iraqi man burned pages of the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque. Turkish President Erdogan condemned the incident and accused Sweden of harboring terrorists. The protest was legal but deemed inappropriate by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. The demonstration has sparked criticism and calls for the removal of the Swedish ambassador from several Islamic countries.
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