Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over Quran and flag burning in Denmark

Hundreds of protesters in Baghdad attempted to storm the city’s Green Zone following reports of an ultranationalist group in Denmark burning a copy of the Quran and an Iraqi flag.

The incident: The protesters reportedly tried to reach Baghdad’s Green Zone, an area hosting the seat of Iraq’s government and foreign embassies, following an incident in Copenhagen where a Quran and an Iraqi flag were burnt by the ultranationalist group Danske Patrioter.
* Security forces managed to push back the protesters, preventing them from reaching the Danish Embassy.

Earlier protests: The demonstration in Baghdad followed a similar event at the Swedish Embassy two days prior, which was stormed by protesters angered by a planned Quran burning in Sweden.
* he Swedish embassy staff had been evacuated a day earlier and the embassy was occupied for several hours.
* In response to the incident, Iraq’s prime minister cut diplomatic ties with Sweden.

Reactions to the incidents: Protests have also taken place in other Muslim-majority countries.
* Thousands protested peacefully in Iraq on Friday.
* The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned “in strong and repeated terms, the incident of abuse against the Holy Quran and the flag of the Republic of Iraq in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Denmark.”

What’s next: Another protest in Baghdad is scheduled for Saturday evening.

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