Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the Danish ambassador to protest against "the desecration of the Koran in Copenhagen," the ministry tweeted on July 22. A day earlier, a man set fire to a book purported to be the Koran on a square across from the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen. Koran burnings are permitted in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, which all have legal protections for freedom of speech. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on July 22 that people who burned the Koran deserved the "most severe punishment." To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Iran Summons Danish Envoy To Protest Koran Burning In Copenhagen
Iraqis rally on Tahrir Square near Baghdad's Green Zone on June 22, a day after an alleged burning of the Koran near the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen.