At least 15 individuals had been by Swedish police Sunday for making an attempt to forestall Salwan Momika from burning a duplicate of the Muslim holy e-book.
The incident passed off in Malmo’s Varnhemstorget area, dwelling to giant variety of Muslim inhabitants.
Some 100 protesters threw stones and bottles at police and Momika, an Iraqi refugee dwelling in Stockholm, after the anti-Islamic firebrand burned a duplicate of Quran underneath police safety.
Police moved away Momika from the scene following a brawl and arrested 15 protesters.
Large police presence continues within the space in case of an incident, mentioned Malmo police.
Provocative acts
Along with Denmark, Sweden has additionally met with wide-ranging criticism for allowing public desecration of the Quran underneath police safety.
Swedish-Danish politician Rasmus Paludan, the chief of the far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) Party, has burned copies of the Quran within the Swedish cities of Malmo, Norrkoping, Jonkoping, and Stockholm, together with throughout Easter final yr.
On June 21, he burned a duplicate of the Quran exterior the Turkish Embassy in Sweden.
Momika made headlines per week later, when he burned a duplicate of the Quran exterior a mosque in Stockholm throughout Eid al-Adha, one of many main Islamic non secular festivals celebrated by Muslims worldwide.
On July 20, exterior of the Iraqi Embassy in Sweden, he threw a duplicate of the Quran and the Iraqi flag on the bottom and stomped on them, later burning a Quran copy exterior of the Swedish parliament on July 31.
Iranian immigrant Bahrami Marjan held related provocative acts in Angbybadet, an space close to Stockholm, on Aug. 3.
Momika additionally staged one other Quran burning exterior the Iranian Embassy early in August, and one other in entrance of the Stockholm Mosque final Thursday.
Though acknowledging that these acts harm Sweden’s picture and put safety in danger, Momika continues to be in a position to get permission from the authorities.
Swedish safety providers have additionally mentioned the nation’s safety scenario has deteriorated after the continuing Quran burnings.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
