This came after a number of protesters stormed the embassy and set fire to it, Iraqi media revealed. However, there have been no details about the severity of the damage.

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad as the plans for a second Qur’an burning are announced.

A number of Iranians from different walks of life including Qur’an reciters have held protest in front of Swedish embassy in the capital Tehran to voice anger at the recent desecration of the holy book of Islam in Stockholm. Protesters particularly condemned the Sweden government for authorization of the sacrilege.