Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Sweden for allowing someone to burn a Koran in central Stockholm, risking a repeat of tensions between the countries that previously derailed Sweden’s bid to join NATO.
“Those who allow these under the pretext of freedom of expression and turn a blind eye to this viciousness, as well as those who have committed this crime, will not reach their goals,” Erdogan said in video message marking the Muslim Eid holiday, without specifying which goals he meant.
