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Clashes erupt in Swedish city Malmo after another Quran burning (www.euronews.com)

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Clashes erupted in Sweden’s third largest city after an anti-Muslim protester set fire to the Quran, police said Monday.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Book, prophet, religion, none of these things are a justification for a riot. And let's ignore the irony of said religions preaching peace and loving thy neighbor.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If it were the local government gathering up and burning ALL the Quran's in the jurisdiction, that'd be one thing. This is a single private actor getting the exact response they desired, though.