RIYADH: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Riyadh’s strong condemnation on Wednesday of an extremist’s burning of a copy of the holy Qur’an in Stockholm, Sweden.
KSA, Turkey ‘Strongly Condemn’ Burning of Holy Qur’an in Sweden
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “These repeated and hateful acts cannot be accepted with any justification, and these acts clearly incite hatred and directly contradict global efforts seeking to spread the values of tolerance and rejection of extremism, and undermine mutual respect for ties between nations and people,”.
According to Arab news a man was charged by Swedish police in Stockholm after the incident.
Meanwhile, Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs also strongly condemned burning of a copy of the holy Qur’an in Stockholm.
The Minister said it is unacceptable to permit these anti-Islamic acts under the pretext of freedom of expression.
