Iraq expels the Swedish ambassador over Holy Quran and Iraqi flag burning

Baghdad, SANA- Against the backdrop of repeated planned buring of the Holy Quran and the Iraqi flag by Swedish extremists, Iraq decided to expulse the Swedish ambassador in Iraq along with recalling the Iraqi charge de,’ affairs in Stockholm.

“Prime Minister, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, instructed for withdrawing the Iraqi Charge d’ Affairs in Stockholm in addition to asking the Swedish ambassador to leave Iraq , in response to granting the permit by the Swedish government to some people to burn the Islamic sanctities as well as the Iraqi flag” Iraqi News Agency stated.

After hundreds of people stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in a protest against plans for one to be burned in Stockholm later on Thursday , Baghdad informed the Swedish government that any recurrence of such incident involving the burning of the holy Qur’an on Swedish soil would necessitate severing diplomatic relations.

ALI,Baraa