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Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over planned Quran burning

A far-right Swedish politician's planned Quran-burning protest has heightened tensions between Turkey and Sweden.
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ANKARA — Turkey summoned Sweden’s ambassador on Friday over an upcoming Quran burning protest, state broadcaster TRT reported.

Far-right Danish-Swedish political leader Rasmus Paludan reportedly received permission to burn a copy of the Islamic holy book near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on Saturday.

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