After the burning of the Quran, the anger of Turkey, including the Arabs, the Kurds protest in Sweden

Turkey has issued a strong protest to Sweden for extremists burning the Holy Quran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. Several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, have strongly condemned it.

This happened in the context of Turkey's objection to Sweden's NATO membership

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Rasmus Paludan, a politician from the ultra-radical Strum Kurs (Hard Line) party, set fire to a volume of the Holy Quran during a protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on Saturday afternoon. A Kurdish demonstration was also held there at the same time.

Turkey slams Sweden for holding protests in front of its embassy in Stockholm, including burning Qurans.

Ankara said on Saturday it was canceling a visit by Sweden's defense minister in an attempt to clear Turkey's objections to NATO membership. Sweden needs Turkey's support for its entry into the military alliance. The country is now looking to join NATO amid growing fears following Russia's attack on Ukraine. But NATO member Turkey is blocking it.

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Several countries including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Turkey have condemned the burning of the Quran. "Saudi Arabia calls for the spread of the values of dialogue, tolerance and coexistence and rejects hatred and extremism," the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.