January 30, 2025 5:02 PM

Man shot dead in Sweden ahead of court verdict over Koran burning; five people arrested

An Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead in Sweden hours before he was due to receive a court verdict following a trial over burning the Koran, and five people were arrested over the shootingon Thursday. The five were arrested in connection with the incident late on Wednesday and ordered detained by a prosecutor, Swedish police said on their website. They did not say if the shooter was among those detained. Salwan Momika, 38, was shot in a house in the town of Sodertalje near S...