According to current information, none of the embassy’s staff has been injured in the attack.
In Iraq, hundreds of protesters have attacked the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set the building on fire.
An eyewitness tells the news agency Reuters about the matter, according to which the building is in open flames. A spokesman for the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not confirm or deny the information For Expressen.
According to current information, none of the embassy’s staff has been injured in the attack.
The attack was called by a Shiite religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr supporters. The attack was a response to the fact that a protest is scheduled to be held in Sweden today, where it is planned to burn the holy book of Muslims, the Koran.
BNO News has posted a video on Twitter of the protesters and the burning building, which is said to be the embassy building.
According to Reuters, it is unclear whether anyone was in the approach building at the time of the attack.
The protesters gathered in front of the building shortly after midnight local time and began their attack just over an hour after gathering.
The Swedish TT news agency reports that yesterday, Wednesday, the Swedish police approved an application to organize a demonstration in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm today. The application states that the intention of two people is to burn both the Koran and the Iraqi flag.
According to TT, one of the participants in the demonstration is the same person who burned the Koran in front of the mosque in Stockholm at the end of June. This led to protesters taking over the Swedish embassy in Iraq the next day. At that time, the protesters were in the building for about 15 minutes, after which they peacefully left the building when security officials arrived.
Source: Reuters
The news is updated.
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