The Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark are not random but are part of a broader agenda of targeting Muslims being pushed by far-right European groups.
Political tensions between Nordic countries and Muslim-majority nations have spiked since protestors in Sweden and Denmark burned copies of the Quran in front of mosques and embassies
The harsh rebuttal by Mevlut Cavusoglu, invoking strong imagery of book burning and concentration camps, may be seen as yet another hurdle for Sweden s NATO bid.
A Swedish court Tuesday overturned a police move to ban two Quran burning protests, as five suspected Islamists were arrested for plotting a terrorist act over a similar demonstration.