Five arrested in Sweden after anti-Islam campaigner shot dead; PM concerned over foreign links to shooting
An Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead in Sweden hours before he was due to receive a court verdict following a trial over burning the Koran, and five people were arrested over the shooting on Thursday.
Man who burned Koran shot dead in Sweden, PM suggests link to 'foreign power'
Salwan Momika was facing four counts of agitating an ethnic group and a trial verdict had been due the day after his death
5 people arrested in killing of Iraqi man who burned Quran in Sweden
Salwan Momika, who came to Sweden in 2018, had argued that his protests targeted the religion of Islam, not Muslim people. He argued that he wanted to protect Sweden’s population from the messages of
Man who burned Quran 'shot dead in Sweden'
A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden, according to local media reports. Salwan Momika, 38, is reported to have been killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm, on Wednesday evening.
An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed
STOCKHOLM — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died, a judge in Stockholm said Thursday. Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city.
Quran burner shot dead in Sweden, five arrested
STOCKHOLM: An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who repeatedly burned the Quran in 2023, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead south of Stockholm, investigators said on Thursday (Jan 30), with Sweden's prime minister suggesting "a foreign power" might have been involved.
Who was Salwan Momika? Iraqi man, who burnt Quran, dies in shooting in Sweden
Salwan Momika, the man who burnt Quran in Sweden, died in shooting near capital Stockholm. The Swedish media reports that Momika came to Sweden from Iraq in 2018 and was granted a three-year residence permit in 2021.
Iraqi at center of Quran burnings in Sweden shot dead before court verdict
Salwan Momika’s 2023 burning of Islam’s holy book drew ire in the Muslim world. He was killed just before he was set to receive a sentence in Sweden.
Swedish PM Says Shooting of Anti-Islam Campaigner May Be Linked to Foreign Power
The Swedish prime minister said the shooting of an anti-Islam campaigner just hours before a trial verdict was due on Thursday over his burning the Koran might be linked to a foreign power, and police arrested five people over the killing.
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