Iraq Protestors Storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, Set it on Fire in Response to Recent Quran Burnings

Iraq Protestors Storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, Set it on Fire in Response to Recent Quran Burnings

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For the second time in less than a month, supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. This appears to be a direct response to Swedish authorities granting the permit of a protest set to be outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm for tomorrow, which would involve burning the Quran.

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