by Cullen McCue at National File
In Sweden, at least 40 people were injured after violent riots erupted over the weekend. The rioting was triggered after a group planned on burning several copies of the Quran. Despite the unrest, the anti-immigration group Hard Line has vowed to burn more Muslim holy books.
Rioting broke out in several Swedish cities over the proposed move, law enforcement officials said Monday. Dozens of fires were started after police cars were set alight.
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At least 40 people were injured following the unrest, including 26 police officers and 14 civilians.
Officials in several Muslim countries condemned the burning of the Quran, which sparked the protests. Saudi Arabia’s official news agency said the kingdom has “condemned the agitations of certain extremists in Sweden and their provocations against Muslims”.
The Iraqi government summoned Sweden’s ambassador and warned that the Quran burnings could have “serious effects” on relations between the two countries. Turkey denounced “hesitation to prevent provocative and Islamophobic acts… under the cover of freedom of expression”.
Despite this, the anti-immigration group Hard Line has vowed to press on with Quran burnings.
Ahead of upcoming elections, Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan, the leader of Hard Line, has declared a “tour” of Sweden. He plans on visiting several cities with large Muslim populations with the intent of burning copies of the Quran during Ramadan.
Clashes with police have erupted during protests against the group since Thursday evening, starting in the cities Linkoping and Norrkoping. They later spread to the city of Malmo, which has a large Muslim population and “no go” zones, after Paludan burned a Quran on Saturday. A school was among the Malmo buildings set alight during a second night of unrest on Saturday…
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