The Quran-burning man was "shot dead in Sweden"...
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who burned the Quran several times in sweden, has died, this was revealed on thursday through a Stockholm court. The court was to pronounce its verdict on Salwan on thursday in a case of burning the Quran.
38-year-old Salwan Momika had carried out several incidents of burning and desecrating the holy book of islam in Sweden. Videos of him burning the Quran were seen all over the world through social media. Reactions also kept coming from all over the world on his act. He was criticized in many Muslim countries and people were angry with him. Riots and unrest also spread in many places. An investigation was also going on against him in sweden in this case.
What did the court say?
According to the Associated Press, the Stockholm district court said that the verdict was to be pronounced in a case on thursday, but one of the accused died. Due to this, the verdict is postponed. Later, the Swedish news agency 'TT' reported that the accused whose death the court has said is Momika. The agency named the deceased as Momika based on court documents and confirmation from the judge of the case Goran Lundahl.
When Stockholm police were asked about this, they said that there was a report of a shootout in Sodertalje near Stockholm on wednesday night. In this, a person was injured by a bullet and later died. police have also started a murder investigation. According to Swedish media, Momika was shot inside the house. When he was shot, he was live on TikTok.
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