Arab condemnations for burning of Quran by extremist in Sweden

CAIRO - 22 January 2022: The Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt condemned in the strongest terms the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist in Stockholm, Sweden.

Also, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit condemned In a tweet on his account on Twitter Saturday, the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden, the Arab League chief said that such extreme and abnormal acts should be condemned and denounced by everyone, particularly in Sweden.

Freedom of expression should not be a pretext for extremists to ignite the fire of hatred among followers of different religions, he stressed.

The anti-Islam provocations are appalling, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Saturday, after a far-right activist burned a Quran near the Turkish embassy amid protests over Sweden's bid to join NATO.