Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over burning of Koran in Denmark

Protests followed reports of the burning of a Koran carried out by an ultra-nationalist group in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen (AP)

Hundreds of protesters have attempted to storm Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government, following reports of the burning of a Koran carried out by a ultra-nationalist group in Copenhagen.

They were pushed back by security forces, who blocked the Jumhuriya bridge leading to the Green Zone, preventing them from reaching the Danish embassy.