Sweden’s security risk higher due to Koran burnings and protests, says agency

Sweden’s security situation has deteriorated after recent Koran burnings in the country and protests in the Muslim world, the country’s security service has said (Arshad Butt/AP)

Sweden’s security situation has deteriorated after recent Koran burnings in the country and protests in the Muslim world, both of which have dented the Nordic nation’s profile, its domestic security service said on Wednesday.

The agency, known by its acronym Sapo, said the burning and desecration of religious books in Sweden, and ongoing disinformation campaigns on social media and elsewhere, have negatively affected the country’s reputation.