Salwan Momika shot dead in Stockholm after burning Koran in Swedn in 2023

30 Jan 2025, 16:25 by Clyde Hughes · UPI

Jan. 30 (UPI) -- An Iraqi living in Sweden who faced threats after burning the Koran in Stockholm in 2023 died in a shooting Wednesday, shortly before a verdict in his trial was about to be revealed.

The Koran burning by Salwan Momika in front of a mosque nearly derailed Sweden's entry into NATO last year. Officials said he was shot while livestreaming just before midnight and was pronounced dead early Thursday.