Man shot dead in Sweden for burnning Quran

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 the BBC.

Unrest broke out after Mr Momika set fire to a copy of Islam’s holy book outside Stockholm Central Mosque in 2023.

Stockholm police said in a statement that five people had been arrested after a man in his 40s was shot dead overnight.

Officers were called to a suspected shooting at an apartment in Hovsjö around on Wednesday.

The man, who has not been named by police, was found with gunshot wounds and taken to hospital. —BBC