Salwan Momika, a refugee from Iraq, has desecrated the Koran in a series of anti-Islam protests that have caused anger in many Muslim countries.
A counter-demonstrator extinguishes a Koran on fire outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm
Video showed the woman going up to Salwan Momika and spraying white powder at him before she was intercepted by plainclothes police who led her away. Police spokeswoman Towe Hagg said the woman, who was not identified by police, was detained on suspicion of disturbing public order and violence against a police officer.Momika, a refugee from Iraq, has desecrated the Koran in a series of anti-Islam protests that have caused anger in many Muslim countries.
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