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An anti-Islam activist has run off the road in Norway after setting fire to a Quran, public news channel NRK reports. It concerns Lars Thorsen, who set fire to a Koran in Mortensrud, a suburb of Oslo.
Images of the burning and the accident have been made and have been circulated on social media. It shows how Thorsen’s all-terrain vehicle is hit several times by another car until it flips over.
Thorsen suffered minor injuries in the accident, as did other occupants of the car. The driver of the other car has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately hitting and causing serious injuries. Prior to the accident, Thorsen can be seen setting fire to a Quran and arguing with bystanders who are trying to put out the fire.