News – World: The Yemen Scholars Association condemned the desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden. In a statement, the scholars considered that this crime expresses the extent of hatred, barbarism, underestimation and provocation of the feelings of Muslims and the targeting of their greatest sanctities.

The statement stated that this hateful step, and complicity with it, represents an outright war against Islam and Muslims. 

It pointed out that this provocation requires a global and major Islamic move to discipline the violations of Islamic sanctities. 

The scholars called on the Islamic regimes to interrogate the ambassadors of Sweden and to boycott this country, which made freedom of expression a justification for such crimes.

Paludan, accompanied by police, went to an open public space in the southern Swedish city of Linkoping and reportedly placed the Muslim holy book down and tried to set it on fire while ignoring protests from onlookers.

Sweden's foreign minister Tobias Billström condemned hatred towards Muslims, but emphasized there were certain freedoms in his country. 

"Islamophobic provocations are appalling," he tweeted. "Sweden has a far-reaching freedom of expression, but it does not imply that the Swedish Government, or myself, supports the opinions expressed."