Sweden, Quran

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.
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 suspected of 'burning Quran' arrested days after anti-Islam activist killed in Sweden
A man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence after a Quran was allegedly burned in central Manchester on Saturday. The suspect, 47, was taken into custody by police after the incident near the Glade of Light memorial.
Suspects in killing of Koran-burner in Sweden freed: prosecutor
Five suspects in the killing of Salwan Momika, who in 2023 repeatedly burned copies of the Koran, have all been freed, a prosecutor handling the case in Sweden said Friday. “The suspicions have been undermined and I see no reason to keep these people under arrest” over the killing on Wednesday,
Man who burned Quran in 2023 shot dead in Sweden
A man who ignited violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden, local media report.Salwan Momika, 38, was reportedly killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm, on Wednesday evening.

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