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Hundreds of people have stormed the premises of the Swedish embassy<\/a> in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, after a Quran was burnt during a protest in Sweden earlier in the week.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Africa Today News, New York had on Wednesday reported that a man whose name was given as Salwan Momika, said to be an Iraqi living in Sweden, set fire to a copy of Islam’s holy book outside Stockholm’s central mosque.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Quran burning has attracted condemnation from many Muslim-majority countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A crowd gathered just outside the compound of the embassy in Baghdad on Thursday after a powerful cleric called for an ‘angry’ protest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Videos posted on social media appeared to show dozens of protesters walking inside the courtyard<\/p>\n

Read Also: <\/strong>Yobe Governor Pledges Support For Quranic Calligraphy<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A journalist who visited the scene on Friday morning said the crowd briefly entered the building and remained inside for about 15 minutes before leaving when local security forces were deployed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Africa Today News, New York reports that Muslims consider the Quran the sacred word of God and view any intentional damage or show of disrespect towards it as deeply offensive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Quran burning on Wednesday took place as Muslims around the world celebrated the first day of Eid al-Adha, one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Swedish police had given Mr Momika a permit for the protest, in accordance with free-speech laws. But later police said the incident was being investigated for incitement of hatred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The incident has also sparked anger in other Muslim-majority nations including Turkey – a Nato member which has a say over whether Sweden also gains membership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Turkey – which was also angered by a Quran burning protest earlier this year – said it was ‘unacceptable” to allow such ‘anti-Islamic actions’ to take place ‘under the pretext of freedom of expression’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: ‘We will eventually teach the arrogant Westerners that insulting Muslims is not freedom of thought.’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Middle Eastern nations including Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt strongly criticised the burning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morocco and Jordan have recalled their ambassadors to Stockholm, and Morocco has also summoned Sweden’s charge d’affaires in Rabat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Africa Today News, New York<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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