The breaching of the embassy was in response to a planned public event in Stockholm later on Thursday, where a copy of the Quran will be set on fire in front of the Iraqi embassy.
Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish Embassy compound in Baghdad and set a small fire inside early on Thursday, angered by reports of a planned Quran burning event in Stockholm later in the day.... [+]Videos shared on social media show hundreds of protestors climbing the fence around the compound and later setting a fire in front of the embassy building’s main door while waving flags, before dawn on Thursday morning.
The attack was allegedly in response to a public event planned in front of the Iraqi Embassy on Thursday, where a copy of the Islamic holy text, the Quran, will be set on fire.that all the embassy staff and their family members were safe. In a statement to the broadcaster, the Swedish Foreign Ministry condemned the attack, calling it a “serious violation of the Vienna Convention,” and said Iraqi authorities must take responsibility for protecting the diplomatic missions and their staffers.
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