Two men stood outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday and burned a Quran, following the go-ahead given by a Swedish court, to coincide with the beginning of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
The man who had requested permission for the action, a 30-year-old Iraqi refugee who wants the book banned, tore out pages from the Quran, wiped them on his shoe and set some of them on fire, Swedish public broadcaster SVT said.
Around 200 people gathered to watch, including counterprotesters. One man was detained after he tried to throw a rock.
Two people have been seen kicking and ripping the Quran in central Stockholm after Sweden allowed the burning of the Quran.
One of the two people that took part in this is an Iraqi refugee named Salwan Momika who was charged after his act.pic.twitter.com/dJBcgeKL48 https://t.co/djXxJURcud— Information Worldwide (@InfoEarthwide) June 28, 2023
