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Quran burning controversy: Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone
Updated On: 22 July, 2023 02:34 PM IST | Baghdad | mid-day online correspondent
Quran burning controversy: They were pushed back by security forces, who blocked the Jumhuriya bridge leading to the Green Zone, preventing them from reaching the Danish Embassy
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The situation in Baghdad escalated as hundreds of protesters attempted to storm the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and Iraq`s government seat, reported AP.
The protest was sparked by reports of the burning of a Quran by an ultranationalist group in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen.
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