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Man who staged Quran burning protests in Sweden shot dead, authorities say
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage by staging Quran-burning protests in Sweden in 2023, has been shot dead, according to Swedish authorities. A spokesperson for Sweden’s prosecutor’s office confirmed to CNN that Momika was shot dead in capital city Stockholm on Wednesday.
Man who burned Quran 'shot dead in Sweden'
Salwan Momika, 38, is reported to have been killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm.
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.
Man shot dead in Sweden ahead of court verdict over Quran burning; five people arrested
The victim had burned copies of the Muslim holy book in public demonstrations in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Quran burner killed in Sweden
STOCKHOLM : A man who repeatedly burnt the Quran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, media reported today as police confirmed a man died in a shooting the day before.
Anti-Islam activist notorious for burning Quran shot dead during TikTok livestream
Salwan Momika, a notorious anti-Islam activist known for buring Qurans and Iraqi refugee, was shot dead in his apartment in Södertälje, Sweden, while broadcasting a TikTok live
Quran-burning provocateur Momika shot dead in Sweden, state broadcaster reports
Salwan Momika, known for publicly burning copies of the Holy Quran, was allegedly shot dead in his apartment last night, according to local media reports. Momika, 38, found dead at his address in Sodertalje after he was shot while police have arrested five suspects so far, public broadcaster SVT reported.
Salwan Momika, Iraqi man who burned Quran in Sweden, killed in shooting
Five people arrested over murder as the Swedish prime minister said the shooting could be linked to a foreign power.
Sweden releases 5 arrested following the killing of an Iraqi who carried out Quran burnings
Swedish prosecutors say they have ordered the release of five men who were arrested after the fatal shooting of an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings
Sweden releases suspects held in killing of anti-Islam campaigner
A Swedish prosecutor said on Friday he had decided to release from detention five suspects who were held over the killing on Wednesday of an anti-Islam campaigner.
Man who burned Quran in Stockholm is fatally shot
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant who set off protests when he burned a Quran in 2023, has been killed, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said Thursday morning.
Man Who Burned Quran in Stockholm Is Killed
The action by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant, set off protests across the Muslim world in 2023. He had received death ...
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Murder of Quran desecrator in Sweden seen as attack on democracy
The alleged murder of Salwan Momika, the man who sparked outrage in Muslim-majority countries in 2023 by desecrating the ...