Condemning the burning of religious scriptures, the Swedish Embassy in Iraq has been attacked! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq summoned Swedish Ambassador Sweden | Iraq | Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On June 29th local time, according to Swedish television, protesters attacked the Swedish Embassy in Iraq located in Baghdad. The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that embassy staff are very safe.
It is reported that the protest is a response to the burning of religious scriptures in Stockholm, Sweden on the 28th.
On the evening of June 29th local time, Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Sahaf issued a statement stating that the Ministry summoned the Swedish Ambassador to Iraq and strongly condemned the burning of religious scriptures by extremists in front of the Stockholm Mosque.
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The statement states that the extremist who burned religious scriptures in front of the Stockholm Mosque is of Iraqi nationality. Sahaf has requested that the Swedish authorities transfer him to the Iraqi side and that he will be tried in accordance with Iraqi law.
According to Iraqi media reports, at noon local time on the 29th, a group of protesters entered the Swedish Embassy in Iraq to protest against the burning of religious scriptures, and were subsequently driven away by security forces.