Protesters carry a giant replica of the Quran during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 24, 2023. Thousands of Yemenis rallied in Sanaa on Monday to condemn the desecration of copies of the Islamic holy book Quran in Sweden and Denmark. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
SANAA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Yemenis rallied in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Monday to condemn the desecration of copies of the Islamic holy book Quran in Sweden and Denmark.
The protesters, carrying banners and chanting slogans, called for a boycott of Swedish and Danish goods and for the governments of those countries to apologize to Muslims.
The protesters also accused the West of harboring a "hatred" of Islam and Muslims.
Earlier on Monday, two protesters from the far-right Danish group of Danske Patrioter set fire to a copy of the Quran in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen, where it held a similar demonstration on July 21 in protest against the Iraqis' storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad.
Hundreds of angry protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on July 20. They set fire to the building in protest against the desecration of the Quran and the Iraqi flag in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. ■
Protesters take part in a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 24, 2023. Thousands of Yemenis rallied in Sanaa on Monday to condemn the desecration of copies of the Islamic holy book Quran in Sweden and Denmark. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
