Five men were arrested just hours after the shooting but were all released two days later. Read more at straitstimes.com.

An Iraqi man who staged Quran burnings in Sweden was shot dead hours before he was set to receive a verdict on Thursday in a trial tied to the desecrations of Islam’s holy book that drew ...

Five people have been arrested after the shooting death of Iraqi man Salwan Momika, who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden. The anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead hours before a court ...

Five men arrested in Sweden over the killing of Salwan Momika, who repeatedly burned copies of the Quran in 2023, have been ...

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.

Sweden is on edge, as almost weekly demonstrations about the Quran trigger reactions across the country and diplomatic protests from abroad. In early September, police in the southern city of ...

Sweden’s ambassadors have been summoned in various countries including Saudi Arabia and Qatar following a second event to desecrate Islam’s holy book was held in Stockholm.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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.

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A Stockholm court convicted Salwan Najem of inciting ethnic hatred during four Quran burnings in 2023 ... The burnings strained Sweden’s ties with Middle Eastern nations and raised its national ...

"We know what we need to do and we have a significantly better ability to do it today than we had before. But none of us can guarantee that there won’t be an attack," Magnus Sjoberg said ...

"The investigation is still in its early stages, with extensive evidence collection underway, including forensic analysis and interrogations," the statement reads STOCKHOLM, January 30. /TASS/.