Quran burned at multiple places in Copenhagen
GENEVA (AA): Members of Danske Patrioter, an Islamophobic and extreme nationalist group, on Tuesday burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Copenhagen.
The group members chanted slogans against Islam and live-streamed their act on social media.
They also burned the holy book in front of the embassies of Iraq, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.
Denmark said Monday that it has noted the latest declaration by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) following a recent string of public desecrations of the Quran, saying it will continue close dialogue with the group’s member states.
“Denmark has condemned the recent Quran burnings and is exploring the possibility of intervening in special situations within Danish freedom of expression,” Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen tweeted.
Releasing a statement following a session of its Council of Foreign Ministers on Monday, the OIC “strongly condemned” the recent Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark.
Recent months have seen repeated acts of Quran burning or desecration or attempts to do so by Islamophobic figures or groups, especially in northern European and Nordic countries.
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