An Iraqi Christian who burned a Quran outside a mosque in Sweden has been brutally murdered.
Salwan Momika, 38, is reported to have been gunned down at his apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm, on Wednesday evening.
He is said to have been live-streaming around the time of his death.
Five people have since been arrested in connection with the assassination.
Momika became the subject of international attention in 2023 after he staged several burnings of the Islamic holy book, including one outside a mosque.
His actions led to outrage among Muslims in Sweden and in Muslim nations, sparking protests and even anti-Swedish riots as a result.
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Momika arrived in Sweden from Iraq in 2018 and was eventually granted a three-year residence permit in 2021.
In 2023, The Swedish Migration Agency decided to expel him from the country.
This decision was later reversed on the grounds of the persecution he would have faced if sent back to Iraq.
However, the Swedish government worked to criminalize his anti-Islam activism on the grounds of incitement racial hatred.
His trial was specifically in connection to statements he made around the Quran burnings, with prosecutors charging him with racial hatred.
A verdict in that case was intended to be handed down this morning.
Various individuals, including the prominent British activist Tommy Robinson, paid tribute to Momika and the price he paid for expressing his views.
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Sad news as our friend Salwan Momika, has been shot dead in the town of Sodertalje near Stockholm.
He was due in court today for burning a Koran, Sweden enforcing non existent blasphemy laws to protect the “feelings” of islamists!
This was the moment police turned… pic.twitter.com/tU8OsbcrJz
— Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) January 30, 2025
Sickening news – Iraqi asylum seeker Salwan Momika MURDERED during a TikTok livestream in Sweden. He was targeted and murdered by Islamic extremists because he burned the Quran.
To murder somebody for criticising a religion is sick and wrong. pic.twitter.com/JSwMbbopYN
— Drew Pavlou (@DrewPavlou) January 30, 2025
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man, who controversially publicly burned the Quran in Sweden, has been assassinated in his apartment.
The anti-Islam activist was on trial for his protest actions and was set to receive the verdict just hours after he was murdered. pic.twitter.com/M5tavP6SP4
— Turning Point UK (@TPointUK) January 30, 2025
In his murder, Momika joins a long list of Christian and anti-Islam activists who have paid the ultimate price for expressing their beliefs.
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