Tensions have risen over past political stunts in Sweden where Islam’s holy book has been vandalised and burned.

Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad was set on fire before dawn on Thursday during a demonstration, drawing a sharp rebuke from the country’s foreign minister.

The protest was organised by supporters of the religious leader Moqtada al-Sadr, amid reports that another copy of the Quran will be defaced at an event in Sweden later on Thursday.