STOCKHOLM, Feb 1 — Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Quran burnings. In June 2023, the 38-year-old with a chequered past sparked outrage when he stomped on the Islamic holy book and wrapped it in bacon before lighting a few pages on fire, slamming it shut and kicking it like a football. Momika, along with co-protester Salwan Najem, went on to stage several similar p…

Malay Mail

Selangor

Malaysia

Salwan Momika: The Quran burner who stirred global controversy and killed in Sweden

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Dato’ Siew Ka Wei

Koran burner Salwan Momika lacked personal protection when he was shot to death, according to a journalist working on a documentary about Momika for Ekot on Swedish Radio.

Koranbrännaren Salwan Momika saknade personskydd när han sköts till döds. Det uppger en journalist som arbetar med en dokumentär om Momika för Ekot i Sveriges Radio.

Uppgift: Polisen tog bort Momikas personskydd

Svenska Dagbladet

Schibsted

Stockholm

Stockholm County

Sweden

Task: The police removed Momika's body armor

Police arrested five men after the murder. They were released on Friday.

Poliisi otti surman jälkeen kiinni viisi miestä. Heidät vapautettiin perjantaina.

Miten koraaninpolttaja saatiin tapettua, vaikka uhka oli tiedossa? Nämä kysymykset Salwan Momikan murhasta ovat vailla vastausta

Ilta-Sanomat

Sanoma

Finland

How was the Koran burner killed, even though the threat was known? These questions about the murder of Salwan Momika remain unanswered

Five men charged with the murder of Koran burner Salwan Momika in Sweden have been released. Grave journalist for SVT says there is no clear link to gang crimes.

Fem menn som var siktet for drapet på koranbrenner Salwan Momika i Sverige, er løslatt. Gravejournalist i SVT sier det ikke finnes noen tydelig kobling til gjengkriminelle.

Fem menn som ble pågrepet for drapet på koranbrenner er løslatt

Government of Norway

Norway

Five men arrested for the murder of a Koran burner have been released

The Swedish Quran burner was staying at the apartment where the police had placed him at the time of his death. Salwan Momika, 38, known as the Swedish Quran burner, died on Wednesday evening. Momika was shot to death. The shooting triggered a major police operation in the city of Södertälje in the Hovsjö district of Sweden. Aftonbladet reports that Momika was staying at a secret address where the police had placed him.

Ruotsin koraaninpolttaja oleskeli kuolemansa aikaan asunnossa, johon poliisi oli hänet sijoittanut. Ruotsin koraaninpolttajana tunnettu Salwan Momika, 38, kuoli keskiviikkona illalla. Momika ammuttiin kuoliaaksi. Ampuminen aloitti Ruotsissa suuren poliisi operaation Södertäljen kaupungissa Hovsjön kaupunginosassa. Aftonbladet kertoo, että Momika oleskeli salaisessa osoitteessa, johon poliisi oli hänet sijoittanut.

Uutta tietoa Ruotsin koraaninpolttajan kuolemasta: ”Se oli kuin maanjäristys”

Iltalehti

Alma Media

New information about the death of the Swedish Quran burner: "It was like an earthquake"

The five people arrested after the murder of Salwan Momika on Wednesday in Södertälje were released on Friday due to lack of sufficient evidence.

Les cinq personnes arrêtées après l’assassinat de Salwan Momika mercredi à Södertälje ont été libérées, ce vendredi, faute de preuves suffisantes

Les suspects du meurtre de l’homme qui a brûlé le Coran en Suède libérés

20 Minutes

France

Suspects in the murder of the man who burned the Koran in Sweden freed

A Swedish activist was shot and died in hospital shortly after the attack.

Švédskeho aktivistu postrelili, krátko po útoku zomrel v nemocnici.

Švédske úrady prepustili podozrivých z vraždy muža, ktorý pálil Korán

aktuality.sk

Bratislava Region

Slovakia

Swedish authorities release suspects in murder of man who burned Quran

All those arrested in connection with the killing of a man known for publicly burning Qurans in Sweden have been released, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reports. Salwan Momika was shot dead on Wednesday in the Swedish city of Södertälje. Momika, an Iraqi Christian, caused a stir with his Quran burnings, which he carried out even outside mosques in Stockholm. He wanted to protest what he called a crackdown on freedom of expression in Sweden. He …

Allir sem handteknir voru í tengslum við manndráp á manni sem þekktur var fyrir Kóranbrennur á almannafæri í Svíþjóð hafa verið leystir úr haldi. Sænska ríkisútvarpið SVT greinir frá.Salwan Momika var skotinn til bana á miðvikudag í sænsku borginni Södertälje. Momika, sem var kristinn Íraki, olli miklu fjaðrafoki með kóranbrennum sínum sem hann stundaði jafnvel fyrir utan moskur í Stokkhólmi. Vildi hann mótmæla því sem hann kallaði aðför að tján…

Ekki farið fram á gæsluvarðhald í tengslum við dauða Momika

RÚV

No request for custody in connection with Momika's death

After it emerged on Thursday that a Swedish Quran burner had been killed, there has been an outpouring of reactions from top Danish politicians who are deeply horrified by the attack.

Efter det torsdag kom frem, at en svensk koranafbrænder er blevet dræbt er det væltet ind med reaktioner fra danske toppolitikere, der er dybt forfærdede over angrebet.

Partiformænd tordner over mord på koranafbrænder: 'Det er sygt'

DPG Media

Denmark

Party leaders thunder over murder of Koran burner: 'It's sick'

Stockholm: 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 nations, leading to riots and unrest in many places. Also ReadSalwan…

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