Man Who Burned Quran Shot Dead

A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden, according to local media reports.Salwan Momika, 38, an Iraqi living in Sweden, is reported to have been killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm, on Wednesday evening.
Unrest broke out after Mr Momika set fire to a copy of Islam's holy book outside Stockholm Central Mosque in 2023 ,with Stockholm police saying in a statement that five people had been arrested after a man in his 40s was shot dead overnight.
The man, who has not been named by police, was found with gunshot wounds and taken to hospital, but was announced dead today.Local media have further reported that Mr Momika had been livestreaming on social media around the time he was shot.