Reuters: protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire
Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire, Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the situation.
“Hundreds of demonstrators stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad early Thursday morning and set it on fire,” the report said.
As noted by the source of the agency, none of the employees of the diplomatic mission was injured. This information was later confirmed by the Swedish Foreign Ministry.
At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq condemned the arson. The ministry emphasized that the country’s authorities instructed “the relevant security services to conduct an urgent investigation and take all necessary measures to identify the circumstances of the incident and the culprits.
The demonstration took place ahead of the expected burning of the Koran in Stockholm.
Earlier, Agence France-Presse reported that the Swedish police had issued a permit to hold a rally with the burning of the holy book of Muslims near the Iraqi embassy in the capital of the Scandinavian country.
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