Swedish Embassy in Baghdad Stormed by Protesters Over Quran Burning
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Hundreds of followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad to protest the burning of a Quran in Sweden. The embassy was evacuated by security forces after the protesters breached the building, and some of them burned LGBTQ+ pride flags. The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Swedish ambassador and called for the man who burned the Quran to be extradited and prosecuted in Iraq. Turkish President Erdogan suggested that the incident could hinder Sweden's bid for NATO membership.
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