Salwan Momika, 38, is reported to have been killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm. -
Salwan Momika, Man Behind Quran Burning in Sweden, Is Killed
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.The New York Times - 3h -
Sweden points to ‘foreign power’ after Iraqi refugee on trial for Qur’an burnings shot dead
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Man convicted of drunk-driving a drone in Sweden’s first case of its kind
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Georgia fire chief shot dead while helping driver who hit deer in Alabama
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Journalist shot dead, prosecutor's office bombed in Peru
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Two Iranian supreme court judges shot dead
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A politician was shot dead in Bangkok. Did another country do it?
Lim Kimya's killing had all the hallmarks of a cold-blooded, professional assassination.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok – reports
A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on the dual Cambodian-French national as he arrived in Thai capital from Cambodia’s Siem Reap. A former Cambodian opposition MP and French citizen was shot dead ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Man in exploded Cybertruck was elite soldier who shot himself before blast
Las Vegas police say the driver of the burned vehicle is US Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger of Colorado.BBC News - Jan. 3
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