Quran-Burning Activist Shot Dead In Sweden
Swedish police have confirmed the killing of Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika overnight on Wednesday. Momika, who was in his 40s and became famous for his regular Quran-burning events, was shot dead according to Stockholm police.
'Five people were arrested overnight in connection with the murder incident,'
Anna Westberg from Stockholm police's media center told Middle East Eye.
'The police received the alarm at 11:11 pm. A prosecutor has been assigned to the case, and the police are cooperating with them in the ongoing investigation,' Westberg added.
Widely circulated videos of his events had caused widespread anger in his native Iraq, leading to a diplomatic spat between Baghdad and Stockholm.
While critics condemned Momika's Quran-burning events as incitement, the slain activist defended them as acts of free expression.
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