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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

The man who threatened to burn holy books outside the Israeli Embassy in Sweden abandons the plan

Magnus Lejhall

The man who said he would burn the Torah and the Bible outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm gave up his plan and instead held a one-person demonstration on Saturday against the burning of holy books, the media reported.

At the scene, he said he was a Muslim and threw a lighter he held in his hand to the ground, saying he never intended to burn holy books.

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