The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the burning of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, and confirmed opening an urgent investigation.

The ministry said in a statement: "We condemn in the strongest terms the incident of burning the embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden in Baghdad, at dawn today, Thursday," noting that "this act comes in the context of attacking diplomatic missions and threatening their security."

The ministry confirmed that "the Iraqi government instructed the competent security authorities to conduct an urgent investigation and take the necessary security measures with the aim of uncovering the circumstances of the incident and identifying the perpetrators of this act and holding them accountable according to the law."

It is noteworthy that groups of protesting citizens stormed the Swedish embassy building in the capital, Baghdad, in the early hours of Thursday morning, and burned the external barriers of the building.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency