Salwan Momika, an Iraqi citizen living in Stockholm, also stamped on the holy book while close to a mosque
Sweden’s government has condemned this week’s burning of a Qur’an outside Stockholm’s main mosque, calling it an “Islamophobic” act, after an international Islamic body called for measures to avoid future burnings.
“The Swedish government fully understands that the Islamophobic acts committed by individuals at demonstrations in Sweden can be offensive to Muslims,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. “We strongly condemn these acts, which in no way reflect the views of the Swedish government,” it added.
