Some extremists in Sweden have provoked and incited Muslims against Muslims by deliberately abusing the Holy Quran and provocations, according to Saudi Arabia.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Kingdom stresses the importance of concerted efforts to spread the values of dialogue.

The Kingdom has also stressed the importance of promoting tolerance, coexistence, renunciating hatred, extremism, and exclusion, and preventing abuse of all religions and holy places.

The southern part of Sweden has witnessed severe violence following a rally organized by an anti-immigration and anti-Islam movement led by Danish-Swedish citizen Rasmus Paludan who announced his intention to burn copies of the Holy Quran.

Paludan is currently touring Sweden and targeting neighborhoods where a large Muslim population lives.

Three police officers were injured in Linköping after disturbances broke out late Thursday afternoon.

Recent years have seen several other incidents involving Paludan.

He was arrested in France in November 2020 and then deported. Later, five other activists were arrested in Belgium for burning a Qur'an in order to "spread hatred."