Sweden probes ‘foreign power’ link in death of anti-Islam activist
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said in 2023 that Sweden had gone into “battle-array for war on the Muslim world” by supporting “the criminal”, and that “all Islamic scholars agree that those who desecrate the Koran deserved the most severe punishment”.
Man who burned Koran shot dead in Sweden, PM suggests link to 'foreign power'
Salwan Momika was facing four counts of agitating an ethnic group and a trial verdict had been due the day after his death
Swedish PM says shooting of anti-Islam campaigner may be linked to foreign power
The Swedish prime minister said the shooting of an anti-Islam campaigner just hours before a trial verdict was due on Thursday over his burning the Koran might be linked to a foreign power, and police arrested five people over the killing.
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.
Koran burner shot dead in Sweden; five arrested
An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who repeatedly burned the Koran in 2023, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, investigators said Thursday, with Sweden's prime minister suggesting a "foreign power" might have been involved.
'Foreign power' behind murder of Quran burner Salwan Momika: Sweden
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson claimed a "foreign power" behind the murder of Salwan Momika, the Iraqi refugee who burnt the Quran in protests in 2023. "I can guarantee that the security services are deeply involved in this because there is obviously a risk that there is also a link to a foreign power,
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Five arrested in Sweden after anti-Islam campaigner shot dead; PM concerned over foreign links to shooting
An Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead in Sweden late on Wednesday, just hours before he was due to receive ...
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An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed in a shooting
STOCKHOLM — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died, a court in Stockholm said Thursday.