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This is an archive article published on January 30, 2025
Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden dead: Report
An AP report citing Swedish media said that the man, who sparked multiple protests across the country, was shot dead.
Salwam Momika, the man who carried out multiple Quran burnings. (Photo: Wiki Commons)
An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died, according news agency Associated Press which cited a Stockholm court.
An AP report, citing Swedish media, said that the man was shot dead near Stockholm.
Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam’s holy book in Sweden. Videos of the Quran burnings got worldwide publicity and raised anger and criticism in several Muslim nations, leading to riots and unrest in many places.
Momika was under investigation by the Swedish authorities, with charges of incitement against ethnic communities pressed against him.
In a verdict scheduled for Thursday, where Momika was the defendant, was postponed after the court was informed that he had died.
A shooting took place on Wednesday night in Sodertalje, near Stockholm, and a man was found with gunshot wounds on his body. The victim was later identified as Salwan Momika, reported Swedish news agency SVT.
The report said that Momika came to Sweden from Iraq in 2018 and was granted a three-year residence permit in 2021. Prosecutor Rasmus Öman told Swedish news agency TT that several people had been arrested in the case.
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After the Quran burnings, Momika 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 the Quran.
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