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.

An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday. Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam's holy book in Sweden in 2023.

The action by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant, set off protests across the Muslim world in 2023. He had received death threats, his lawyer said.

Swedish prosecutors say they have ordered the release of five men who were arrested after the fatal shooting of an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings.

Five arrested after Iraqi who led Quran burnings in Sweden shot dead - The anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead hours before a verdict was due in a trial over his burning the Quran

Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Quran burnings. In June 2023,

Salwan Momika, a notorious anti-Islam activist known for buring Qurans and Iraqi refugee, was shot dead in his apartment in Södertälje, Sweden, while broadcasting a TikTok live

Salwan Momika, known for publicly burning copies of the Holy Quran, was allegedly shot dead in his apartment last night, according to local media reports. Momika, 38, found dead at his address in Sodertalje after he was shot while police have arrested five suspects so far, public broadcaster SVT reported.