Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- Salwan Momika, a man who gained international attention in 2023 after publicly burning copies of the Quran, was shot in an apartment in Sodertalje, a suburb of Stockholm, on the evening of Wednesday, January 29,

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee residing in Sweden since 2018, gained international attention in 2023 after publicly burning copies of the Quran, including an incident outside Stockholm's Central Mosque. These actions led to widespread protests and diplomatic tensions between Sweden and several Muslim-majority countries.

He was found with gunshot wounds and transported to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries the following morning. Reports indicate that he was livestreaming on social media around th...