Summary

Salwan Momika, the Iraqi man who staged several Quran burnings in Sweden in 2023, was shot and killed in Sodertalje, near Stockholm.

His actions had sparked international outrage, riots, and diplomatic tensions. Swedish police confirmed a murder investigation is underway, and several arrests have been made.

Momika, who sought asylum in Sweden in 2018, faced charges of incitement to hatred, with a verdict scheduled for the day after his death.

His protests were permitted under free speech laws but led to legal action against him.

  • liyunxiao@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    So how long have you sided with the Nazis and fundamentalist Christians?

    Because now you’re excusing their book burning.

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      40 minutes ago

      What a take.

      You see the difference of an individual burning a book that he owns and leaving your books alone and the state burning all the books and forbidding you from accessing them… right?

      • liyunxiao@sh.itjust.works
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        9 hours ago

        Yes, it’s so much better when one group of bigots burn books than a larger group of bigots burn more books.

        I guess this is the lesser evil you guys keep voting for, just a little book burning and hate speech, as a compromise.

        Just a pro tip, if you are ever on the side of people burning books, you’re in the wrong.