Jan. 30 (UPI) --An Iraqi living in Sweden who faced threats after burning the Koran in Stockholm in 2023 died in a shooting Wednesday, shortly before a verdict in his trial was about to be revealed.

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 ...

STOCKHOLM — 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 and ...

Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Koran burnings. In June 2023, the 38-year-old with a chequered past sparked outrage ...

Swedish prosecutors on Thursday sought the arrest a young Syrian man for killing Salwan Momika, who repeatedly burned copies ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish police arrested five people on Thursday after an Iraqi anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead hours before a court verdict was due in a trial over his burning the Koran, as ...

Salwan Momika, 37, an Iraqi man, plans to seek asylum in Norway after facing a deportation order from Swedish authorities. Momika has been known for carrying out multiple Quran burnings in Sweden. He ...

FILE - Protestor Salwan Momika waves the Swedish flag outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, on July 20, 2023, where he plans to burn a copy of the Quran and the Iraqi flag. Momika, an Iraqi man who ...