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Tommy Robinson has appeared at a Muslim protest outside the Swedish embassy in London, which was organised following a series of Koran-burning stunts by a far-right activist last week.
The English Defence League founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was flanked by police officers and other observers as he spoke to a handful of protestors among the large crowd standing behind metal barriers, on Saturday.
Hundreds turned out for the protest, which was prompted by far-right activist Rasmus Paludan burning a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, last Saturday, after being granted permission by authorities.
English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson was spotted at a protest outside the Swedish embassy in London on Saturday afternoon
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was seen taking a video at the protest
Robinson claimed to be there as an observer and later posted a video to his Twitter account
The convicted extremist vowed to continue this action until Sweden is admitted to NATO.
He repeated the stunt outside a mosque in Copenhagen on Friday, further infuriating the Muslim world.
The provocative demonstration is said to have endangered Sweden's bid to join the security organisation after Turkey postponed planned accession talks.
Far-right journalist Chang Frick, who runs the populist site Nyheter Idag and previously worked for Russia Today (RT), is alleged to have paid the fee for the demonstration outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm last week.
His involvement has led to unproven claims that Russia could be behind the row to prevent Sweden and Finland joining NATO.
Hundreds turned out for the protest, which was prompted by far-right activist Rasmus Paludan burning a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, last Saturday, after being granted permission to do so by authorities
Robinson stood on the other side of metal barriers holding back hundreds of protestors
Robinson observed in his video, which was later posted to social media: 'They are angry about the Koran burning. I've come to ask them a couple of questions.'
At today's protest in London, Robinson took a video of a large crowd shouting outside the Swedish embassy in London, which he posted to his Twitter account.
He said: 'They are angry about the Koran burning. I've come to ask them a couple of questions.'
The protestors chanted in unison while holding up placards inscribed with: 'Burning our Koran is not a freedom of expression. It is a message of hatred and racism.'
This latest protest in London follows similar ones in predominantly Muslim countries held this week to denounce the recent desecration of the Koran.
Protests have been held in Pakistan, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon.
In Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, police stopped some demonstrators trying to march towards the Swedish embassy.
Far-right politician Rasmus Paludan burns a copy of Kuran in front of the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen on Friday
The activist is pictured burning another Koran outside a mosque in Noerrebro, Copenhagen, on Friday
The convicted extremist repeated the protest today in Denmark and has vowed to do so every day until Sweden is admitted to NATO
About 12,000 Islamists from the Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan party rallied in Lahore, the capital of the eastern Punjab province, to denounce the desecration of the Koran in the two European countries.
In his speech to the demonstrators, Saad Rizvi, the head of the TLP, asked the government to lodge a strong
