Man Burns Quran Outside Mosque During Holiday, Straining Sweden-Turkey Relations

A protester burned pages from the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque during the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha.
Sweden granted permission for the protest despite risks of angering Turkey, whose support it needs to join NATO.
The man tore out and burned pages from the Quran to express his opinion about Islam and support freedom of speech.
The burning threatens to worsen relations between Sweden and Turkey, which opposes Sweden's NATO bid over its handling of Kurdish groups and previous Quran burnings.
Sweden rarely bans protests but risks diplomatic consequences for approving this controversial demonstration.