Iraqis set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad.
According to Al Jazeera, on Thursday morning, in continuation of public anger against the Swedish government, supporters of the Sadr movement in Iraq set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and attacked its headquarters.
The attack on the Swedish embassy in Iraq took place following public anger against this country for issuing a license to burn sacred holy books and especially the Holy Quran.
This is the second attack on the Swedish embassy in Iraq in less than a month. Less than a month ago, when Sweden issued permission to burn the Holy Quran, at that time and in protest against the burning of the Holy Quran; Hundreds of supporters of Moqtada Sadr, the leader of Sadr’s movement in Iraq, attacked the Swedish Embassy building in Salehiya district in the center of Baghdad in the evening.
The attack of the Iraqis on the Swedish embassy took place while yesterday, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced that, in a telephone conversation with his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hossein discussed the threat of repeating insults to the Holy Quran by a person who recently He discussed the desecration of the Quran in Sweden.
Fouad Hossein, referring to the danger of such outrageous actions, asked the Swedish government to prevent repeated disrespect to Islamic holy places.
He emphasized the importance of the existence of a firm international position based on international laws and customs that prevent disrespect and attack on religions, holy books and beliefs; Because such measures are not included in the form of freedom of expression.
The Iraqi Foreign Minister emphasized the attention of the Iraqi government and people towards the security and health of the diplomatic offices in Baghdad, including the Swedish Embassy in this country, and assessed the importance of respecting freedom of expression, based on legal standards, and not disrespecting religions or freedom of opinion.
On the other hand, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström also condemned this action on behalf of the Swedish government and called such anti-Islamic actions unacceptable.
He emphasized that the Swedish government, in any case, does not support or condone these measures and considers itself obliged to support the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm.
On the other hand, last week Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah in Lebanon, at the beginning of his speech, referring to the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, said: the person who burned the Holy Quran in Sweden has a relationship with the Mossad, and his purpose of this action is to spread division. between Muslims and Christians.
On the 8th of July, a radical Swedish citizen, supported by the authorities of this country, desecrated the Holy Quran in front of a mosque in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. In front of about 200 people, this extremist person tried to tear the pages of the Holy Quran and set it on fire. In the meantime, those present protested against this act of Fard Mohan by shouting “Allahu Akbar” and someone tried to throw stones at him, but the police arrested him. Earlier, the Swedish police had announced that they had given permission to the demonstration of people who wanted to burn a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the main mosque in Stockholm during the first days of Eid al-Adha. This heinous act has caused widespread reactions.
At the same time, the Iraqi government condemned the incident of the Quran burning in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden by extremists. In the statement of the office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, citing Bassem Al-Awadi, the spokesman of the government of this country, it was stated: The government of Iraq has condemned the burning of the Holy Quran by some mental patients, often by people with a sick and extreme mind and spirit, publicly and full of It is hateful and violates all human values, it strongly condemns.
