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Iraqis protest outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad a day after an Iraqi citizen living in Sweden stomped on the Koran and set several pages alight in front of Stockholm's largest mosque. IMAGES
Thousands of Iraqis pour onto Tahrir Square in Baghdad in support of Palestinians amid Israeli air strikes on Gaza in reprisal for a surprise Hamas attack. IMAGES
Iraqis protest outside the Swedish embassy against the burning of a Koran by an Iraqi living in Sweden. IMAGES
People brandish portraits of religious leader Moqtada Sadr after protesters set fire to the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounces Sweden for allowing a protest during which a man burned pages from the Koran, the sacred scripture of Islam, further clouding the Nordic nation's chances of quickly joining NATO. "We will never yield to the politics of provocation or the politics of threat," he says in televised remarks. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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