Published: July 20, 2023 1:43 am
Author: RT
The incident marks the second chaotic demonstration at the compound in recent weeks
A large crowd of rioters have stormed the Swedish Embassy in Iraq and set the building ablaze, in a protest against an officially sanctioned protest, with possible Koran-burning, planned outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm.
Hundreds of people flocked to the diplomatic mission in the early hours of Thursday morning, after influential Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters to demonstrate, according to Reuters.
Footage from the scene has circulated online, with one clip purporting to show the moment rioters stormed the embassy.
Fire and smoke could be seen in other videos, with black plumes billowing from the embassy’s windows as protesters chanted slogans.
BREAKING: Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire in response to Stockholm Quran burning pic.twitter.com/D8wGvLLoId
— BNO News (@BNONews) July 20, 2023
A source cited by Reuters said that no embassy staff were harmed during the protest, but offered no other details.
#عاجل– محتجون يضرمون النار بـ #سفارة_السويد في #بغداد #السفارة_السويدية #بغداد https://t.co/rpoqKqlfpc pic.twitter.com/4LVvY3qbwX
— جريدة النهار الكويتية (@naharkw) July 20, 2023
