IP- Denmark's prime minister said Thursday that banning the desecration of holy books such as the Quran would not restrict freedom of expression.

Iran PressEurope:  Mette Frederiksen made the remarks in an interview with the Danish weekly newspaper Weekendavisen following a series of attacks on Islam's holy book in her country.

Recent months have seen repeated Quran burnings, desecrations, or attempts to do so by Islamophobic figures or groups, especially in northern European and Nordic countries.

This is while members of the ultranationalist group, Danske Patrioter, or Danish Patriots, continued Thursday to desecrate Islam’s holy book for a fourth start day in Copenhagen.

The group burned the Quran in front of the Turkish, Iraqi, Egyptian, Saudi Arabian, and Iranian embassies under the protection of police as it chanted slogans against Islam and unfurled anti-Islamic banners.

Members live-streamed the extreme Islamophobic incident on social media.

Facebook restricted access to some videos of the group.

As 57 Muslim discuss how to stop the burning of the Quran in the West, "it seems we will have to burn the Quran even more," according to the group's social media account, referring to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) online meeting Monday to discuss the recent attacks.

Denmark noted the latest declarations Monday by the OIC following a string of public desecrations of the Quran, saying it will continue close dialogue with the group’s member states.

“Denmark has condemned the recent Quran burnings and is exploring the possibility of intervening in special situations within Danish freedom of expression,” Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen tweeted Tuesday.

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