An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed in a shooting

An Iraqi man who carried retired respective Quran burnings successful Sweden has been killed successful a shooting adjacent Stockholm, authorities said Thursday.

Salwan Momika, 38, staged respective burnings and desecrations of Islam's beatified publication successful Sweden successful 2023. Videos of the Quran burnings got worldwide publicity and raised choler and disapproval successful respective Muslim nations, starring to riots and unrest successful galore places.

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The Stockholm District Court said a verdict scheduled Thursday successful a proceedings successful which Momika was a suspect was postponed due to the fact that 1 of the defendants had died. A justice astatine the court, Göran Lundahl, confirmed that the deceased was Momika. He said helium didn't person immoderate accusation connected erstwhile oregon however Momika died.

Police said they were alerted to a shooting Wednesday nighttime astatine an flat gathering successful Sodertalje, near Stockholm, and recovered a antheral with gunshot wounds who aboriginal died.

Broadcaster SVT reported that the unfortunate was Momika.

Prosecutors said 5 radical were arrested overnight connected suspicion of murder. They said each were adults but gave nary further details.

Prosecutor Rasmus Öman said the probe is inactive successful its aboriginal stages and that the suspects and others inactive person to beryllium questioned.

Momika came to Sweden from Iraq successful 2018 and was granted a three-year residence licence successful 2021, according to SVT.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sweden's information work was progressive due to the fact that "there is evidently a hazard that determination is simply a transportation to a overseas power," Swedish quality bureau TT reported.

Momika argued that his protests targeted the religion of Islam, not Muslim people. He said helium wanted to support Sweden’s colonisation from the messages of the Quran. Swedish constabulary allowed his demonstrations, citing state of speech, portion filing charges against him.

Last March, helium was arrested successful neighboring Norway aft stating that helium would question asylum there, and was sent backmost to Sweden, TT reported.

Momika and a co-defendant were charged successful August with incitement to hatred due to the fact that of statements they made successful transportation with the Quran burnings. A verdict was expected to beryllium handed down connected Thursday morning.