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After an Islamophobic action in Denmark, the building of a Danish aid organization in Iraq was attacked. As the German news agency learned from Iraqi security circles, protesters attacked the offices of the Danish Refugee Aid (Dansk Flygtningehjælp, DRC) in the southern province of Basra on Saturday.

When asked by dpa, the organization confirmed that there had been an armed attack against them in the early hours of the morning. Staff on site were unharmed, but damage was caused when buildings were set on fire, said Lilu Thapa, DRC’s executive director of Middle East affairs. This attack is regretted – according to him, employees of aid organizations should never become the target of violence.

Burning of the Koran in Denmark and Sweden

Earlier on Friday there had been an Islamophobic action in the Danish capital Copenhagen. A book that appeared to be a copy of the Koran was burned near the Iraqi embassy there.

A burning of the Quran and another disregard for the sacred scriptures of Islam in Sweden has recently sparked protests in Islamic countries. A few days ago, protesters broke into the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire. (sda/dpa)