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Swedish government

July 20, 2023

Iraq threatens to cut ties with Sweden over burning of Quran

Iraq on Thursday warned it would sever diplomatic ties with Sweden if a Koran is burned again.

Protest against Quran burning
July 3, 2023

Pope Francis ‘angry, disgusted’ by burning of Quran in Sweden

Two men participated in a demonstration in the Swedish capital where the Quran was burnt on the first day of Muslims’ Eid al-Adha holiday.

Pope Francis
April 4, 2023

Sweden arrests five suspected Islamic State terrorists

She said the five men were arrested in coordinated operations in the cities of Eskilstuna, Linköping and Strängnäs.

Islamic State terrorists