Salwan Momika- who repeatedly burnt the Quran in 2023 in Sweden- sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, news agency AFP reported.
The shooting comes as a Stockholm court was due to rule whether Salwan Momika, who burned Qurans at a slew of protests, was guilty of inciting ethnic hatred. The ruling was postponed, saying that “one of the defendants has died.”
The 38-year-old staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam’s holy book in Sweden. Videos of the burnings raised anger and criticism in several Muslim nations, leading to riots and unrest. Salwan Momika was under investigation by the Swedish authorities, with charges of incitement against ethnic communities.
