“Saudi Arabia categorically denies this shameful act,” the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a written statement.
The statement demanded that the Swedish government “stop actions that undermine the respect that should exist between peoples and states, and that contradict values such as tolerance and moderation”.
Saudi Arabia condemned the act of burning the Holy Quran in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, on 29 June.
In Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, a person of Iraqi origin named Salwan Momika burned the Quran under police protection in front of the Stockholm Mosque on 28 June.