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.

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi activist known for burning copies of the Quran, was shot dead in Sweden. The killing, which occurred late Wednesday, has led to the arrest of five suspects. Momika had faced global backlash and legal issues,

ALBAWABA - Salwan Momika, the Iraqi refugee who burnt the holy Quran several times, was reportedly shot dead in Hovsjö in Södertälje in Sweden on Wednes

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden in 2023 has died. He was killed in a shooting in a nearby city, AFP reported quoting local media. He was under investigation by Swedish authorities for incitement against ethnic groups in Sweden.

Hours after Momika’s death, his associate Salwan Najm, who had accompanied him in previous controversial Quran-burning demonstrations, expressed fears for his own safety, posting on his personal X account: “Am I next?

Momika, who arrived in Sweden from Iraq in 2018, had earlier called his Quran-burning protests as his opposition against the holy book, because he believed the Quran should be banned in the world because of the danger it causes to democracy,

A Stockholm court was due to rule on Thursday whether Salwan Momika, a Christian Iraqi who burned Qorans at a slew of protests, was guilty of inciting ethnic hatred.