Man who burned Quran 'shot dead in Sweden'

STOCKHOLM, Jan 30 (BBC): A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden, according to local media reports.

Salwan Momika, 38, is reported to have been killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm, on Wednesday evening. Unrest broke out after Mr Momika set fire to a copy of Islam's holy book outside Stockholm Central Mosque in 2023.

Stockholm police said in a statement that five people had been arrested after a man in his 40s was shot dead overnight. Officers were called to a suspected shooting at an apartment in Hovsjö around 23:11 local time (22:11 GMT) on Wednesday.