People demonstrate against the desecration of the Koran in Denmark, in Sanaa, Yemen July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File PhotoOSLO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Danish police are tightening border controls following recent burnings of the Koran that have affected the security situation, the justice ministry said late on Thursday, following a similar decision by Sweden earlier in the week. Tighter border controls will initially be in place until Aug. 10, it said. "The recent Koran burnings have, as the security police have said, affected the current security situation," Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard said in the statement. The decision to tighten border controls with more checks of travellers arriving in Denmark follows a similar move by Sweden.

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Persons: Khaled Abdullah, Peter Hummelgaard, Terje Solsvik, Tom Hogue, Robert Birsel Organizations: REUTERS, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Denmark, Sanaa, Yemen, OSLO, Sweden