Erdogan slams Sweden for allowing protest in which Koran was burnt
  • 10 months ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounces Sweden for allowing a protest during which a man burned pages from the Koran, further clouding the Nordic nation's chances of quickly joining NATO. An Iraqi man carried out the protest outside Stockholm's main mosque after Swedish police granted a permit for the protest, which coincided with the start of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha. "Those who commit this crime, as well as those who allow it under the guise of freedom of opinion and those who tolerate this despicable act, will not be able to achieve their ambitions," Erdogan says.
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