Sweden probes ‘foreign power’ link in death of anti-Islam activist
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said in 2023 that Sweden had gone into “battle-array for war on the Muslim world” by supporting “the criminal”, and that “all Islamic scholars agree that those who desecrate the Koran deserved the most severe punishment”.
Man who burned Koran shot dead in Sweden, PM suggests link to 'foreign power'
Salwan Momika was facing four counts of agitating an ethnic group and a trial verdict had been due the day after his death
Swedish PM says shooting of anti-Islam campaigner may be linked to foreign power
The Swedish prime minister said the shooting of an anti-Islam campaigner just hours before a trial verdict was due on Thursday over his burning the Koran might be linked to a foreign power, and police arrested five people over the killing.
Five arrested in Sweden after anti-Islam campaigner shot dead; PM concerned over foreign links to shooting
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish police arrested five people on Thursday after an Iraqi anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead hours before a court verdict was due in a trial over his burning the Koran, as the prime minister expressed concerns over the killing's links to a foreign power.
Man who staged Quran burning protests in Sweden shot dead, authorities say
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage by staging Quran-burning protests in Sweden in 2023, has been shot dead, according to Swedish authorities.
'Foreign power' behind murder of Quran burner Salwan Momika: Sweden
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson claimed a "foreign power" behind the murder of Salwan Momika, the Iraqi refugee who burnt the Quran in protests in 2023. "I can guarantee that the security services are deeply involved in this because there is obviously a risk that there is also a link to a foreign power,
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