Iraqi Man Who Burned the Quran Several Times in Sweden Killed

A court in Stockholm announced the death of an Iraqi man who had burned the Quran several times in Sweden.

Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city.

Sloan Momiqa, 38, had carried out acts of burning and desecrating the Quran in Sweden. Videos of these burnings spread worldwide, sparking anger and criticism in several countries, and leading to riots and unrest in various places. Authorities had been investigating him for inciting hatred against ethnic groups in Sweden.

The Stockholm District Court stated that a verdict, which was scheduled for today (Thursday), had been postponed due to the defendant’s death.

Court documents and the judge in the case, Göran Lundahl, confirmed that the deceased was Momiqa, according to the Swedish News Agency.