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Denmark proposes bill that could see ban on Quran burnings

Police secure the area in front of a mosque in Copenhagen, where Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan said he would burn a copy of the Quran on January 27, 2023 [Sergei Gapon/ AFP]

The Danish government presented a bill on Friday that could lead to a ban on burning the Quran in public.

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, told Danish radio that the move sends an “important political signal” to the rest of the world.

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