Sweden may consider amending Quran-burning law: Justice minister

Shafaq News / Sweden's justice minister has said his government may be open to amending a protest law, after the public burning of a Quran in Stockholm last month sparked fury across the Muslim world.

Gunnar Strömmer told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet the incident and others like it have helped make Sweden a target for jihadist violence.

"We have seen arrests in Sweden on suspicion of preparation for a terrorist offence," he said. "There have been arrests in Germany on suspicion of preparation for a terrorist offence against Sweden in the light of this. We can also see that the burning of the Quran last week has generated threats to our internal security.

"It is clear that we must analyse the legal situation in the light of the spring events and those judgments. The analyses are ongoing and we will come back with any conclusions."

The incident in June saw an Iraqi national resident in Sweden tear and burn a copy of Islam's holy book outside the capital's largest mosque on the day of Eid al-Adha.

The international reaction to his actions was swift and furious. Morocco recalled its ambassador, and the governments of Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq unanimously condemned the incident.

In Baghdad, a crowd of protesters assembled at the Swedish embassy and even entered its compound before being dispersed by security forces.

(Euronews)