Man arrested after ‘burning Koran’ in central Manchester just days after Swedish anti-Islam activist shot dead 'We recognise the right people have for freedom of expression, but when this crosses into intimidation to cause harm or distress we will always look to take action,' police said

(GB News) A man has been arrested after appearing to burn a Koran in central Manchester this afternoon.

The man, 47, was arrested on suspicion of a “racially aggravated public order offence” following an incident near the city’s Glade of Light Memorial, a Greater Manchester Police spokesman told GB News.

The 47-year-old remains in custody after the incident next to the memorial — which commemorates the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack.

The “burning” was live-streamed on social media just days after Salwan Momika, a Swedish anti-Islam activist who burned the Koran in 2023, was shot dead in an apartment near Sweden’s capital Stockholm on January 29.

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