Sweden releases 5 arrested following the killing of an Iraqi who ...
6 days ago · 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 …
An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed …
Jan 30, 2025 · 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 …
2023 Quran burnings in Sweden - Wikipedia
In 2023, instances of Quran-burning occurred in Sweden, which were named collectively by Swedish media as the Korankrisen ("Quran crisis"; "Quran burning crisis" in some English …
Salwan Momika, Man Behind Quran Burning in Sweden, Is Killed
Jan 30, 2025 · 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 …
Clashes erupt in Sweden's third largest city after another Quran ...
Sep 4, 2023 · Clashes in an immigrant neighborhood in Sweden’s third largest city after an anti-Muslim protester set fire to the Quran with police being pelted with rocks and dozens of cars …
Sweden's Quran burnings put freedom of expression law to test - BBC
Jul 27, 2023 · A spate of Quran burnings in Sweden has badly affected the country's image abroad and led to a deterioration of the security situation at home, security service Sapo has …
Violent protests after Quran burning in Sweden - BBC News
Sep 4, 2023 · Three men have been arrested in connection with a violent riot following a Quran burning in Sweden. Unrest erupted after an Iraqi anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika set fire to a …
What’s Happening With the Quran Burnings in Sweden - The New York Times
Aug 17, 2023 · At least two public desecrations of the Quran in Sweden in recent weeks have provoked riots, caused a diplomatic crisis and placed the country, long regarded as peaceful …
Sweden Is Condemned in the Muslim World for Allowing Burning of Quran
Jun 29, 2023 · The burning of a Quran outside a mosque in Sweden on one of the holiest days in Islam sparked outrage Thursday in many Muslim countries and widespread condemnations of …
Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline - Al Jazeera
Jul 20, 2023 · According to Swedish media reports, the incident was planned by Salwan Momika, a 37-year-old Iraqi refugee in Sweden who also burned pages of a Quran in front of …