Iraqi man behind Quran-burning stir killed in Sweden

A man who repeatedly burnt the Quran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead south of Stockholm, investigators said on Thursday, adding that five people had been arrested.

- Agence France-Presse

STOCKHOLM:

Prosecutor Rasmus Oman confirmed to AFP that an investigation had been opened into the murder of 38-year-old Salwan Momika.

"We're in the very early stages...there's a lot of information gathering. Five people have been detained suspected of involvement in the crime," he said. A Stockholm court had been due to rule on Thursday whether Momika, a Christian Iraqi, was guilty of inciting ethnic hatred but said it had postponed its ruling until February 3 as a result of his death.