Yemeni rebels ban Swedish goods because of Quran burning
EDEN, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels have imposed a ban on Swedish goods in response to burning of the Muslims’ holy book, the Quran.
Houthi Minister of Industry and Trade Muhammad Sharaf al-Mutahhar said Swedish goods would not be allowed into areas held by the group.
Speaking to the Houthi-run Al-Masirah television station, he said this was in response to the Swedish government allowing wrongdoers to desecrate the Muslim holy book.
“The Houthis will boycott Swedish goods due to insults against the sacred values of Islam,” Mutahhar said.
His department has drawn up a list of 30 Swedish agencies and 100 brands to be boycotted.
The Houthis, who ousted the Saudi-backed government from the capital Sanaa in late 2014, are the de facto government in northern Yemen.
Last month, a person identified as Salwan Momika burned a copy of the Quran outside the Stockholm Mosque in Sweden under police protection.
In January, a far-right politician also set fire to a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Sweden.
Yemen has been plagued by violence and instability since 2014, when Houthi rebels allied with Iran seized much of the country, including the capital Sanaa.
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