Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the Swedish authorities for allowing the Torah and Bible to be burned on Saturday (July 15th). geographical.
“Degrading acts based on religious hatred cannot be justified under the guise of freedom of speech and opinion,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The conflict over the burning of scriptures began with the Qur’an – the most famous of which was the act on the first day of the Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha. The man tore pages from the Qur’an, wiped his shoes with them, and set them on fire. At the same time, about 200 people watched the action. The action was guarded by police teams.
Previously at the Israeli Embassy in Sweden organized the actionThe burning of the Torah and Bible, which symbolized freedom of expression but accepted by the police, did not take place.
The event organizer opened his bag and pulled out a lighter. He turned to reporters and said in Swedish: “I am a Muslim and I will not burn anything.” The man then threw the lighter to the ground.
Formerly at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation warned about the disastrous consequences of burning the Qur’an with impunity.