On 29 January 2025, Salwan Momika, an Assyrian from Iraq residing in Sweden known for controversial Quran burnings that sparked international diplomatic tensions, was fatally shot in Södertälje, Sweden.The shooting and subsequent police response occurred during a TikTok livestream, and occurred hours before a scheduled court verdict regarding his anti-Islamic demonstrations was to be announced.

2025年1月30日 · Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant who set off protests in Sweden and several Muslim countries when he burned a Quran in Stockholm in 2023, has been killed, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said ...

2025年1月30日 · 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 and desecrations of Islam’s holy book in Sweden in 2023.

2025年1月30日 · A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden. Salwan Momika was killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm, on Wednesday evening, prosecutors told...

2025年1月31日 · 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.. A spokesperson for Sweden’s prosecutor ...

2025年1月31日 · STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors said Friday they have ordered the release of five men who were arrested after the fatal shooting of an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings.. Salwan Momika staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam’s holy book in Sweden in 2023. Videos of the Quran burnings got worldwide publicity and raised anger and criticism in several Muslim ...

While living in Sweden, he became known for being an anti-Islam activist who organized public demonstrations where he burnt and desecrated the Quran. [2] Momika was killed on 29 January 2025 during a live broadcast on TikTok. [3] [4] [5]

2025年1月30日 · An Iraqi man who burned copies of the Koran in Sweden has been killed in a shooting, Swedish authorities say. Swedish police said Salwan Momika was shot dead in a house in Sodertalje, a town near ...

2025年1月30日 · Salwan Momika, a 38-year-old Iraqi refugee who burnt several copies of the holy book in Sweden in 2023, was shot dead on Wednesday evening close to Stockholm, seemingly as he broadcast live on TikTok.

Iraqi atheist Salwan Momika’s provocations had sparked violent protests and prompted Turkey to suspend NATO negotiations with Sweden.