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in protest at the planned burning of the Quran, the central text of Islam which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemned it as an act of “stupidity” by a few individuals, telling national broadcaster DR: “It is a disgraceful act to insult the religion of others”. During Thursday’s anti-Islam demonstration in Stockholm, protesters kicked and partially destroyed a book they said was the Quran but left the area after an hour without setting it alight.
Public opinion in the Islamic world was waiting for “practical action” by the Danish government, Mr Kanaani said, in a statement carried by state media.Iran, which has delayed the posting of a new ambassador to Sweden, also said it was reciprocally not accepting a new Swedish envoy over the attacks on the Quran.
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