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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Daren Butler and Anna Ringstrom

Turkish prosecutors to probe Erdogan effigy incident in Sweden -state media

FILE PHOTO: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks during a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday Ankara expected firm action from Sweden after an incident in Stockholm in which an effigy of President Tayyip Erdogan was strung up, adding further diplomatic strain to Sweden's bid to join NATO.

Footage first shared on Twitter by the so-called Swedish Solidarity Committee for Rojava - a reference to Kurdish regions of Syria - showed an Erdogan effigy hung by its feet outside Stockholm city hall with a few people standing by.

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