Angry Iraqis stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Quran in Stockholm
Crowds in Iraq breached the Swedish embassy in Baghdad early Thursday amid protests over the burning of the Quran in Stockholm. Iraq’s Foreign Ministry condemned the attack and said an investigation is under way. Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
BAGHDAD—Crowds of angry Iraqis stormed the Swedish Embassy in central Baghdad early Thursday, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Quran in Stockholm.Continue reading your article with
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