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Swedish prime minister condemns Koran burning

Dozens of protesters gathered late Saturday in front of the Swedish consulate in Istanbul, where they burned a Swedish flag and called on Turkey to sever diplomatic ties with Stockholm.

Riot police officers secure the entrance to the Consulate General of Sweden during a demonstration/AFP
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Sweden's prime minister has condemned as "deeply disrespectful" the weekend burning of a Koran in Stockholm, which has raised tensions with Turkey as the Nordic country courts Ankara over its

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