Uproar as Soleimani commemoration to be held in Copenhagen It’s like honouring Osama bin Laden, contends politician

(Copenhagen Post) Just over a week following his death in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani is to be commemorated at City Hall Square today at 18:00.

According to a Facebook page, a small group of people (10-100) would turn up and police have little information regarding the event.

One person who definitely won’t be going is Konservative MP Naser Khader, who describes the event as being “deeply, deeply reprehensible.”

“I’m not saying it should be banned. I’m just critical about them doing it. It’s like commemorating Osama bin Laden,” Khader told DR Nyheder.

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