Koran-burnings in Sweden are to go on as before, despite its upgrade of the terrorist threat from "violent Islamism".
One application to do so has been lodged for Saturday (19 August) by a 47-year old Iranian woman, Marjan Bahrami, who aims to burn the sacred Muslim book on a beach in Bromma, 10km from Stockholm city centre.
"Why shouldn't I burn the Koran? There are only good reasons for doing so," she told EUobserver in a written statement.
"Islam is the greatest threat ...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.