An unidentified man desecrated the Holy Quran in entrance of the Turkish House (Türkevi), which homes Türkiye’s diplomatic mission in New York City on Friday.
The man threw a duplicate of the Quran and kicked it outdoors the Turkish House.
The Quran was desecrated at 10:46 a.m. native time (1446 GMT), Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
Turkish House safety personnel instantly exited the constructing, intervened, and eliminated the individual from the premises, which homes Türkiye’s Consulate-General and the U.N. mission.
The Quran in query was an English translation.
Officials from the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Diplomatic Security Unit (DSS) had been knowledgeable concerning the incident.
A video circulating on social media exhibits a person throwing a ebook on the bottom and trampling on it whereas shouting, “This is a Quran.”
The incessant Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark below the pretext of free speech have sparked indignant protests in Muslim nations, together with assaults on diplomatic missions.
The Danish and Swedish governments have condemned the burnings and are contemplating new legal guidelines that might cease them. But home critics say such choices would undermine “freedom of speech.”
Muslims view the Quran because the literal phrase of God and desecration of the holy ebook sparks protests within the Muslim world.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
