2023-09-03 18:14:45
The Swedish police have arrested this Sunday more than ten people after they exploded violent riots at a protest where a copy of the Koran was burnedthe holy book of Islam.
The demonstration was organized by Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who has already staged similar protests in recent weeks, unleashing a wave of outrage in the Middle East.
The act of this Sunday took place in a square of Malmo, a city in southern Sweden with a high percentage of migrant population. Some 200 people attended the call, according to the public broadcaster SVT.
Some of those present “expressed their discomfort after the organizer burned writings,” police said in a statement. “Tempers flared at times.”added the armed body, specifying that a “violent disturbance” subsequently took place.
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About ten people were arrested for disturbing public order and two others were accused of causing violent disturbances. The local media pointed out that some of those present they threw stones at Momika.
A video shows some of them trying to break through the police cordon before being arrested. In other images, a man can be seen trying to stop the police vehicle who was carrying Momika.
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In addition to protests, the desecrations of the Koran have sparked diplomatic tensions between Sweden and some Middle Eastern countries. Stockholm condemns the actsbut defends that its Constitution protects freedom of expression.
However, the authorities indicated that they would explore legal means to stop acts involving the burning of texts in certain circumstances. At the end of August, neighboring Denmark, who has also witnessed a series of public desecrations of the Qur’an, filed a bill to prohibit the burning of the holy book.
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