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

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

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 ...

In August of that year, Sweden’s intelligence service Sapo raised its threat level to four on a scale of five after the Quran burnings had made the country a “prioritised target”.

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.

According to Sweden’s Dagens Nyheter newspaper, the court determined that the Quran burnings "clearly exceeded the bounds of objective debate and criticism." It added that the demonstrations ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors said Friday 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.

Iraq’s National Security Adviser and the Swedish Chargé d’Affaires discussed on Monday the reopening of the Swedish embassy ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday. Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died, a court in Stockholm said Thursday. Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city.