STOCKHOLM, July 6 (Reuters) - The Swedish government is examining whether it could make setting the Koran or other holy books on fire illegal, as recent Koran burnings have damaged Sweden's security, Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer told Aftonbladet paper on Thursday.
An Iraqi immigrant to Sweden burned the Koran outside a Stockholm mosque last week, causing outrage in the Muslim world and condemnation from the Pope.
The Swedish Security services said such action left the country less safe.
"We have to ask ourselves whether the current order is good or whether there is reason to reconsider it," Strommer told Aftonbladet.
"We can see that the Koran burning last week has generated threats to our internal security," he said.
Persons:
Gunnar Strommer, Pope, Strommer, Tayyip Erdogan, Johan Ahlander, Alexandra Hudson
Organizations:
NATO, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson
Locations:
STOCKHOLM, Swedish, Iraqi, Sweden, Stockholm