WATCH | SWEDISH POLICE ARRESTS A WOMAN AFTER SHE SPRAYED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON A QURAN-BURNER

Fri 18 August 2023:

A woman who sprayed an anti-Islam protester with fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm was detained by Swedish police.

The woman was captured on camera running up to Salwan Momika and spraying him with white powder before being stopped by plainclothes police officers who guided her away from the incident. Momika, who on Friday appeared dazed but unharmed, then carried on with his police-authorised demonstration.

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Police spokeswoman Towe Hagg said the woman, who was not identified by police, was detained on suspicion of disturbing public order and violence against a police officer.

Momika, a refugee from Iraq, has desecrated the Quran in a series of anti-Islam protests that have caused anger in many Muslim countries. Swedish police have allowed his demonstrations, citing freedom of speech while filing preliminary hate speech charges against him.

The Quran-burnings have sparked angry protests in Muslim countries, attacks on Swedish diplomatic missions and threats.

Swedish police arrests a woman after she sprayed fire extinguisher on a Quran-burner#swedenquran #QuranBurnings #islam #Sweden pic.twitter.com/m55iG5W1x3

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Sweden on Thursday raised its terrorism alert to the second-highest level, saying the country had become a priority target for armed groups.

The government on Friday announced an inquiry into legal possibilities for enabling police to reject permits for demonstrations over national security concerns.

According to Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer, the inquiry will study legislation in countries such as France, Norway and the Netherlands that he said have extensive freedom of speech but “greater scope for including security in this type of assessment”.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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