Sweden’s Quran-burning amounts to violent demonstrations

Three men have been taken into custody for their involvement in a violent protest that occurred after a Quran was burned in Sweden.

There was trouble when an activist from Iraq, Salwan Momika, burned a copy of the important Islamic book on Sunday.

Police arrested 10 individuals for causing trouble in public in the city of Malmo.

A lot of cars were set on fire because about a hundred people came together in response to the fire.

On Sunday afternoon, Mr Momika burned a Quran in Varnhemstorget, a busy square in the city. He has disrespectfully damaged the Quran, during a number of protests against Islam, and his actions have made many countries in the Middle East very angry.
A bunch of mad people who were against something fought with the police when they wanted to prevent something from being set on fire.

Police officers said that people threw stones at them, and some protesters even threw electric scooters at their cars.

A lot of police cars were burned in the neighborhood of Rosengard in Malmo. This neighborhood has many immigrants and has had other violent protests before.

“I know that emotions run high during events like this, but we cannot accept disruptions and violent behavior like what happened on Sunday afternoon,” said Petra Stenkula, the commander of the police in Malmo, in an interview with local media.

“It is very unfortunate to see violence and damage happening again at Rosengard. ”

There have been a lot of Quran burnings in Scandinavia this year.

In June, Mr. Momika burned a copy near Stockholm’s main mosque, while Muslims were celebrating a special holiday called Eid al-Adha – a very important festival for Muslims.
The Swedish police allowed Mr. Momika to protest because of their strong belief in free speech. Later, it was found out that the incident was being looked into because it may have caused hatred.

In January, Rasmus Paludan, a politician from a Danish far-right party called Stram Kurs (Hard Line), set fire to a Quran book outside the embassy of Turkey in Stockholm.

Denmark, a nearby country that has experienced several instances of the Quran being burned in public, recently stated its intention to prohibit the public disrespect of sacred books.

Sweden has promised to look into the possibility of making it illegal to burn books as a form of protest in some situations.