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Barney Davis

Koran burning could be banned in Denmark after fiery protests

Denmark is considering banning the burning of holy texts after copies of the Koran were set on fire by far-right provocateurs, outraging Muslims worldwide.

Two far-right activists destroyed a copy of Islam’s holy book outside Iraq’s embassy in Copenhagen last week. It comes after Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad was stormed and set ablaze by angry protesters following the planned burning of a Koran in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm

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