The burning of a Quran outside a mosque in Sweden on one of the holiest days in Islam sparked outrage Wednesday in many Muslim countries and widespread condemnations of the Swedish authorities.
The crowd became increasingly angry, scaling the wall surrounding the compound and pushing through an external gate.
There was no sign that Iraqi diplomatic police forces attempted to stop them.
The protesters did not enter the embassy itself, which was closed for the Islamic holiday, and eventually left.
Iraq’s foreign ministry also condemned Sweden “for allowing an extremist to burn a copy of the holy Quran.”
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