Riot erupts in Sweden as far-right leader attempts to burn another copy of Muslim holy book

A riot broke out when the leader of the far-right Danish party Stram Kurs burned another copy of the Muslim holy book Quran on Sunday.

Rasmus Paludan, who went to the Uppsala Mosque late Sunday under the protection of the police, continued his provocation of burning the copy of the Quran.

Around 10 people rushed toward Paludan to prevent him from burning the copy of the holy book, while he left by getting into his car.

A vehicle was damaged amid the incident, Swedish police said.

Paludan has been carrying out the provocation in various cities of Denmark since 2017.

 “The vile attacks on our holy book, the Quran, in Sweden have shown that the lessons of the past have not been learned, that there is still hesitancy to prevent Islamophobic and racist provocative acts, and that hate crimes are openly and overtly tolerated under the guise of freedom of expression,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.