Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning.
They scaled its walls and set it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden.
The press office of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that all embassy staff in Baghdad were safe, and they condemned the attack, urging the Iraqi government to protect diplomatic missions.
The ministry has not yet commented on a request for further details.
Supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for a demonstration on Thursday to protest the planned second burning of the Quran in Sweden in just a few weeks.
This information was shared through popular channels on the messaging app Telegram, which is linked to the influential cleric and other media outlets that support him.
On Wednesday, the Swedish police issued a permit for a public gathering in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm on Thursday.
They stated that two individuals were expected to participate in the demonstration.
The Swedish news agency TT reported that the participants planned to burn a Quran and the Iraqi flag, and that one of them had previously burned a copy of the Quran in front of a mosque in Stockholm in June.
Earlier this year, the Swedish police declined several requests to organize protests that were planned to involve the burning of copies of the Quran, citing security concerns.
However, courts have overturned the police’s decisions, stating that such actions are protected by the country’s broad freedom of expression laws.
