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Iran Summons Sweden’s Chargé d’affaires, Protests Quran Burning in Stockholm

sajadi - Saturday, 1 July 2023 - 11:20 WIB

Saturday, 1 July 2023 - 11:20 WIB

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Tehran, MINA – Iran has summoned Sweden’s Charge d’Affairs (Chargé D’affaires) to protest the burning of a copy of the Al-Quran in Stockholm.

As quoted from IRNA on Saturday (1/7), the Swedish representative in Iran was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and urged to prevent insulting the moral and religious values ​​of Muslims.

The Swedish diplomat reiterated his country’s opposition to any form of Islamophobia, saying he would convey Tehran’s protest to Stockholm.

A person identified as Salwan Momika burned copies of the Muslim holy book under police protection in front of the Stockholm mosque on Wednesday.

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The desecration coincided with Eid al-Adha, one of the major Islamic religious holidays celebrated around the world.

This action has caused widespread criticism from the Islamic world, such as Indonesia, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Senegal, Morocco and Mauritania. (T/RE1/P2)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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