Woman Arrested for Disrupting Quran-Burning Protest in Sweden
A woman was arrested in Sweden after spraying an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher during his Quran-burning protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm. The activist, Salwan Momika, has been conducting a series of demonstrations that have caused anger in Muslim countries. While Swedish police have allowed his protests citing freedom of speech, preliminary hate speech charges have been filed against him. The woman was detained on suspicion of disturbing public order and violence against a police officer. Muslim leaders in Sweden have called on the government to find ways to stop the Quran burnings, and the government has announced an inquiry into legal possibilities for enabling police to reject permits for demonstrations over national security concerns.