Qurans burnt in front of Egypt, Turkiye embassies in Denmark

Copenhagen (Denmark) – On 25th July, copies of Quran were burned in front of the Egyptian and Turkish embassies for the third time in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Islamic countries around the world have expressed outrage over this incident. Denmark has condemned this incident but at the same time, it said, “these incidents cannot be prevented under rules protecting free speech”.

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A group called “Danish Patriots” burned the Quran in Copenhagen. The group had earlier burned a Quran in front of the Iraqi embassy. Last month, two such incidents have taken place in Sweden also. Turkiye has called on Denmark to take necessary measures to prevent hate crimes against Islam.