Salwan Momika Who Had Burnt Quran And Had Announced To Fight Islam Shot Dead In Sweden

Stockholm, January 30 (TNA) Salwan Momika, who burnt the Quran in Sweden, was shot dead. Salwan was a critic of Islam. He came into the limelight when he insulted and burnt the Muslim religious text Quran in front of the largest mosque in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, on the occasion of Eid last year.

Momika's provocative Quran-burning video went viral around the world. After the video went viral, anger and criticism arose in many Muslim countries, leading to riots and unrest in many places. A Stockholm court was to pronounce its verdict on Thursday whether Iraqi Christian Salwan Momika was guilty of inciting ethnic hatred or not. The court deferred the verdict saying that the defendant had died."