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Sweden will not expel man behind recent Koran burning
- jruohonen 3y agoTough nut to crack in terms of free speech: "STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Sweden's migration agency said on Thursday it had decided to deport an Iraqi man who burned copies of the Koran, the Muslim holy book, but that the order would not be carried out because the man would risk torture in his home country." "In August, Sweden raised its terrorism alert to the second-highest level and warned of an increase in threats against Swedes at home and abroad after Koran burnings outraged Muslims and triggered threats from jihadists."