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Added on the 04/07/2023 12:35:59 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Iraqis protest outside the Swedish embassy against the burning of a Koran by an Iraqi living in Sweden. IMAGES
Iraqis protest outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad a day after an Iraqi citizen living in Sweden stomped on the Koran and set several pages alight in front of Stockholm's largest mosque. IMAGES
Muslims go about their business around Stockholm's Grand Mosque under a heightened police presence as Swedish authorities say they have granted a permit for a protest where the organiser plans to burn a Koran outside the capital's main mosque later on June 28, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday. IMAGES
Rescue crews rush to extinguish the burning wreckage of a car after an Israeli strike targeted and killed a Hamas official in the southern Lebanese city of Saida, according to a Lebanese security source. It is the first strike of its kind in Sidon since the Palestinian militant group launched its October 7 attack on Israel, triggering war in Gaza and prompting its Lebanese ally Hezbollah to begin trading near-daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army in a bid to tie down its troops. IMAGES
NATO defence ministers meet for the second day of the meeting. Arms aid to Ukraine is still at the heart of the meetings, in particular air defence systems. IMAGES