Five arrested after Iraqi who led Quran burnings in Sweden shot dead - The anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead hours before a verdict was due in a trial over his burning the Quran ...

Five arrested after anti-Islam campaigner shot dead in Sweden ahead of Quran burning trial - Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, 38, was shot dead in a house in Sodertalje town near Stockholm ...

The Quran-burning incidents had previously triggered widespread outrage across Muslim countries. A Stockholm court was due to rule on Thursday whether Salwan Momika, a Christian Iraqi who burned ...

Anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika, known for burning the Quran, was shot dead during his TikTok livestream in Sweden on Wednesday, according to local media. Newsweek has reached out to a ...

The action by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant, set off protests across the Muslim world in 2023. He had received death threats, his lawyer said. By Christina Anderson and Amelia Nierenberg ...

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 ...

The anti-Islam activist who sparked outrage and riots in Muslim-majority countries over his repeated Quran burnings in 2023 in Sweden, was killed on late Wednesday evening at his home, local media ...

Salwan Momika ... without specifying if the gunman was among them. Momika had burned and desecrated copies of the Koran, the Muslim holy book, either in public or in social media broadcasts ...

Salwan Momika ... in several Muslim nations, leading to riots and unrest in many places. The Stockholm District Court said a verdict scheduled Thursday in a trial in which Momika was a defendant ...

The Koran burning by Salwan Momika in front of a mosque ... of the "risk that there were links to foreign powers." Momika's 2023 anti-Muslim Koran burning caused violent protests.

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.

Momika's videos of Quran burnings got worldwide publicity, which attracted anger and criticism in several Muslim nations. Momika's demonstrations also led to riots and unrest in many places.