The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the matter to .
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Protesters have invaded the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the information to .
– We are aware of the situation and have a good picture of what happened. The embassy staff is safe and we are in constant contact with them, the embassy tells .
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not want to describe the threat to staff working abroad in more detail, as it could jeopardize the staff’s safety.
The protests started when a 37-year-old man protested in front of Stockholm’s largest mosque on Wednesday by tearing up and burning the Koran.
According to AFP, there are a dozen protesters. According to AFP, the protesters are a Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr supporters. According to a photographer working for AFP, the protesters stayed in the embassy premises for about 15 minutes. The protesters reportedly left the scene when security forces were ordered to the scene.
The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not commented on the case, reports the Swedish news agency TT.
Videos circulating on social media show protesters climbing on top of the embassy and breaking through the embassy’s gates.
The news is updated.