Hezbollah's Nasrallah calls for protests against Quran desecration
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah has condemned the most recent act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Stockholm following the approval of Swedish authorities.
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He called on people to organize protests and sit-ins in all mosques while brandishing copies of the Quran to call on their state to take a stance in regard to Sweden.
Sayyed Nasrallah further commended Iraq's decision to cut diplomatic ties with Sweden and expel the Swedish ambassador.
"All Arab and Islamic countries must do what Iraq did if we want the desecration of the Holy Qur'an to not be repeated," he added.
"What is required of the Arab and Islamic peoples is to put pressure on their countries to expel the Swedish ambassadors from their countries, and to recall their ambassadors from Sweden."
He also called on the Lebanese government to recall its ambassador or their charge d'affaires from Sweden and to expel the Swedish ambassador from Beirut.
Sayyed Nasrallah added, "The next step is to sever relations with Sweden if the desecration is repeated."
Earlier on Thursday, Swedish authorities approved the burning of a copy of the Quran and an Iraqi flag. According to Swedish media, an Iraqi refugee in Sweden Salwan Momika, organized the event in Stockholm. Momika was responsible for the earlier Quran-burning incident during the Islamic Eid Al-Adha celebrations, which led to a worldwide uproar against Sweden.
In anticipation of this new incident, Sweden's embassy in Iraq was set on fire by protesters.
Iraq warned Sweden that it would sever diplomatic relations if the Quran was burned again.
The Iraqi government swiftly condemned the burning of the Swedish embassy, with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani saying in a statement that the action was a security breach while vowing to provide the needed protection for diplomatic missions.
