Turkey summons Danish envoy over Quran burnings amid Afghanistan, Malaysia protests

A Turkish diplomatic source said the Danish ambassador was summoned to protest at his country's 'unacceptable' attitude towards Paludan's actions.

People marching towards the Dutch embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 27 to protest against a Dutch far-right leader who tore out pages of the Quran. - AFP

A decision by Swedish police to allow Paludan to stage a similar protest in Stockholm prompted Turkey to postpone planned NATO accession talks with Sweden and Finland. "Terrorists could attack with little or no warning, targeting places of worship or places Westerners frequent," the embassy added, urging people to stay alert and avoid crowds.

"We strongly condemn the decision to grant permission for this provocative act, which clearly constitutes a hate crime," the Turkish diplomatic source told reporters.Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen confirmed the envoy had been summoned. He said Copenhagen enjoyed"good relations with Ankara -- and this doesn't change that".

Swedish leaders have strongly condemned Paludan's action but defended their country's broad acceptance of free speech. In Kuala Lumpur, hundreds of people marched to the Swedish embassy after Friday prayers in protest of the same act in Sweden.

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