An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed in a shooting
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Swedish authorities say an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm.

Summary

Salwan Momika, the Iraqi man who staged several Quran burnings in Sweden in 2023, was shot and killed in Sodertalje, near Stockholm.

His actions had sparked international outrage, riots, and diplomatic tensions. Swedish police confirmed a murder investigation is underway, and several arrests have been made.

Momika, who sought asylum in Sweden in 2018, faced charges of incitement to hatred, with a verdict scheduled for the day after his death.

His protests were permitted under free speech laws but led to legal action against him.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    61·
    5 hours ago

    So wanting freedom from religious persecution is the same as being a Nazi now?

    Interesting, I did not know that

    • IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      4 hours ago

      He was free from religious persecution. Turns out he was the person who was doing the religious persecution and wanted to keep doing it.

      • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
        31·
        2 hours ago

        How exactly was an Iraqi immigrant in Sweden persecuting anyone? Are we using the word persecution to mean whatever the fuck we like now?

        • IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          25 minutes ago

          He was inciting hate against a population and advocating for their persecution. How severely disconnected and racist are people to not even see this obvious link?

          • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
            1·
            6 minutes ago

            Is that what he was doing? Or was he protesting what in his own lived experience as a veteran of the war against ISIS was a religion that led to the persecution of his own people (Iraqi Christians)?

            This is not an easy case, there are many intersecting threads and it defies easy hot takes.