Denmark extremists desecrate Quran, Iraqi flag outside Iraqi embassy

Members of an Islamophobic group in Denmark have burned a copy of the holy Quran and Iraqi flag amid outrage and anger across the Muslim world over the desecration of the Quran approved by Sweden.

The extremist group called Danske Patrioter burned the Muslim holy book in front of Iraq's Embassy in Copenhagen on July 21, TRT World reports.

They also carried a banner with insulting slogans against Islam, before stamping the Iraqi flag and a copy of the Quran under police protection, as seen in the videos they shared on social media.

The group said they did this to protest the attack against Sweden's Embassy in Baghdad.

Early on Thursday morning, a crowd of Iraqis stormed Sweden’s Embassy in Baghdad and set it ablaze in protest against the June 28 burning of a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, last month by Salwan Momika, an Iraq-born Christian extremist who now lives in Sweden.

Meanwhile, Türkiye issued arrest warrants for extremist Danish politician Rasmus Paludan and nine other suspects for burning a copy of the Quran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm in January, the Turkish justice minister said.

"The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has urged comprehensive investigations to identify the suspects and gather clear identity information and evidence of their criminal actions," Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said.