An Iraqi man who staged Quran burnings in Sweden was shot dead hours before he was set to receive a verdict on Thursday in a trial tied to the desecrations of Islam’s holy book that drew ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday. Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings ...

The Stockholm district court stated that both Najem and Momika desecrated the Quran while making offensive remarks about Islam, its religious leaders, and mosque activities. According to Sweden ...

Counter-demonstrators and a large police force on site at Gustav Adolfs torg in Malmö, Sweden, at a public gathering where the organizer intended to burn a Quran. May 3, 2024. (Johan Nilsson/TT News ...

A man who repeatedly burnt the Quran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, media reported today as police confirmed a man died in a shooting the day before.

The first Quran burning occurred in Stockholm's central ... including the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda (both outlawed in Russia), declared Sweden a "primary target." As a result, the country ...

An anti-Islam protester who carried out several Quran burnings was shot dead in his apartment in Sweden, according to local media. Iraqi-born Salwan Momika, 38, who gained global notoriety for his ...

In a statement, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin said China supported the urgent debate held at the United Nations Human Rights Council over public and premeditated acts of ...

The nation's security service says there is a "tangible risk" of the security situation deteriorating further.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died, a judge in Stockholm said Thursday. Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city.

A Stockholm court convicted Salwan Najem of inciting ethnic hatred during four Quran burnings in 2023 ... The burnings strained Sweden’s ties with Middle Eastern nations and raised its national ...