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Ankara cancels Swedish defence chief’s visit over Quran burning

Quran burning

Ankara has cancelled Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson’s upcoming visit to Türkiye in response to Sweden’s permission for a planned burning of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm.

Police Lose Control As Quran Burning Sparks Clashes in Sweden

Some 300 people gathered along the main thoroughfare in Malmo on Friday around 7:30 pm local time to protest after members of a far-right political party staged a Quran burning earlier in the day, according to local press reports. As the crowd grew, fires were ignited in the street and several cars torched, prompting a […]