Swedish radical re-burns Quran

Far-right Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Hard Line party, burned a Quran in front of a mosque in the Danish capital.

Standing surrounded by police, the politician held a rally in a helmet in front of a mosque immediately after the end of Friday prayers in the Dortheavej district of Copenhagen. The man tried to draw attention to himself by waving a burning book, however, according to the news agency, Muslims reacted calmly to the provocation, Turkish news agency TRT reports.

It is reported that before the action, the police stopped a group of young people with fire extinguishers and water.

Earlier, the politician burned the holy scriptures of Muslims in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. He motivates his actions by saying that Türkiye is blocking Sweden's entry into NATO.