Denmark's ambassador to Ankara was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Friday, which protested against an authorized demonstration outside the Turkish embassy and a mosque in Copenhagen.
This summons was decided when “
we learned that an attack against our holy book, the Koran, was authorized in Denmark today
,” a diplomatic source told the press.
"
It has been stipulated to the ambassador that we strongly condemn the authorization given to this
provocative act
, which clearly constitutes a hate crime
", indicated this source.
Repeated actions
Last weekend, the same Swedish-Danish extremist, Rasmus Paludan, had obtained permission to demonstrate in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm and then burned a Koran, in the presence of the police.
He thus intended to protest against Turkey's veto on the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO.
According to AFP journalists in Copenhagen, the man repeated his gesture on Friday by burning a copy of the Koran in front of a mosque in the Danish capital.
He announced that he wanted to burn at least one more during the day in front of the Turkish embassy.
A large police cordon was deployed in front of the targeted places, AFP noted.
The extremist assured that he would continue his demonstrations “
every week
” until Turkey lets Sweden join NATO.
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After the first incidents, which sparked hostile reactions in the Muslim world, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that Sweden could no longer count on Turkey's "
support
" to join the Atlantic Alliance.
Negotiations are officially suspended.
