Dozens of people have stormed the compound of the Swedish embassy in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, after a Quran was burnt during a protest in Sweden.
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 on Wednesday. The Quran burning was condemned by many Muslim-majority countries, reports the BBC.
A crowd gathered outside the embassy in Baghdad on Thursday after a powerful cleric called for an “angry” protest. Videos posted on social media appeared to show dozens of protesters walking inside the courtyard.