Swedish politician burned Quran

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The protesting politician in Sweden to express his anger at Sweden`s bid to join NATO burned Quran on Saturday.

A far right politician, as Religion Media Center reported, in Sweden burned a copy of the Quran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on Saturday, in protest at Turkey and Sweden’s bid to join NATO.

The Turkish foreign ministry condemned the “vile attack on Quran holy book”.

He called it an act against Islam, insulting sacred values.

The Swedish Foreign Minister said that Islamophobic provocations were appalling.

A separate protest took place in Stockholm, supporting Kurds and objecting to Sweden’s bid to join NATO.