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QURAN BURNINGS

Iraq condemns burning of Quran in front of its embassy in Denmark

Iraq has condemned the burning of a copy of the Quran in front of its embassy in Denmark on Monday, the state news agency INA cited the foreign ministry as saying.

The ministry called on the authorities of countries in the European Union to "quickly reconsider so-called freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate," INA added.

Two protesters set fire to a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, in front of the Iraqi embassy in the Danish capital Copenhagen, risking a further deterioration of relations between the two countries.

Iraq has condemned the
burning of a copy of the Quran in front of its embassy in
Denmark on Monday, the state news agency INA cited the foreign
ministry as saying.
The ministry called on the authorities of countries in the
European Union to "quickly reconsider so-called freedom of
expression and the right to demonstrate," INA added.
Two protesters...