Iran’s foreign minister condemns Quran burning in Sweden

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian strongly condemned the desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden.

According to Tasnim news agency, the top Iranian diplomat said in a post on his Twitter account on Sunday “I strongly condemn desecration of the holy Quran and hate crime against Muslim sanctities in Sweden again.”

“Islamophobia, hurting Muslim feelings on the guise of freedom of expression shouldn’t become commonplace in some EU self-proclaimed human rights defending countries,” he stated.

According to reports, Swedish right-wing leader Rasmus Paludan received permission from his country's government to burn a copy of the holy Quran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. He was protected by the police while committing the sacrilegious act.

Back in April, Paludan tried to burn a copy of the holy Quran in a heavily-populated Muslim area.

Paludan, accompanied by police, went to an open public space in the southern Swedish city of Linkoping and reportedly placed the Muslims' holy book down and tried to set it on fire while ignoring protests from onlookers.

Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström condemned hatred towards Muslims, but claimed there were certain freedoms in his country.

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