Iraq and others condemn Quran-burning in Denmark

Iraq and immoderate different Muslim-majority countries person powerfully condemned the burning of a Quran connected Monday by a radical called "Danish Patriots" extracurricular the Iraqi embassy successful Copenhagen.

The far-right radical livestreamed a akin enactment connected Facebook connected Friday.

Nearly 1,000 demonstrators successful Baghdad tried to scope the Danish embassy aft that incident.

In Monday's incidental successful Denmark, 2 anti-Islam protesters stamped connected the beatified publication and acceptable it alight successful a tin foil tray adjacent to an Iraqi emblem connected the ground.

Iraq's overseas ministry said specified acts allowed "the microorganism of extremism and hate" to airs "a existent menace to the peaceful coexistence of societies".

Muslims see the Quran to beryllium the connection of God and presumption immoderate intentional harm oregon amusement of disrespect towards it arsenic profoundly offensive.

The latest desecration of the publication successful the Danish superior besides triggered a rally by thousands of protesters successful the Yemeni superior Sanaa, who voiced choler astatine some Denmark and Sweden for allowing specified acts.

Turkey called the incidental a "despicable attack" connected the Quran, portion the Algerian overseas ministry summoned the Danish ambassador and Swedish complaint d'affaires to condemn the acts.

Iran besides protested connected Saturday implicit the earlier desecrations. Local media successful Qatar reported that Souq Al Baladi, the country's biggest market, had removed Swedish products successful protest.

In a tweet, Denmark's overseas ministry said: "Denmark condemns today's burning of the Quran carried retired by precise fewer individuals.

"These provocative and shameful acts bash not correspond the views of the Danish government. Appeal to each to deescalate - unit indispensable ne'er beryllium the response."

In Baghdad connected Saturday, information forces utilized teardrop state to forestall ample crowds from reaching the Danish embassy. Bridges starring to the city's fortified Green Zone, location to galore overseas embassies, were closed.

Last Friday, Sweden evacuated its embassy unit from Baghdad aft the gathering was stormed by protesters - chiefly followers of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Iraq besides expelled the Swedish ambassador.

This came aft an Iraqi Christian exile had been fixed support by Swedish constabulary to pain a Quran successful Stockholm for the 2nd time. He stamped connected the publication but did not acceptable occurrence to it.

The Stockholm protests were allowed to spell up aft courts overturned a constabulary ban, citing the ineligible close to state of assembly.

Swedish authorities earlier condemned the burning of the beatified publication arsenic Islamophobic.