(Anadolu) Salwan Momika, an Iraqi Christian known for publicly burning copies of Islam’s holy book [the] Quran in Sweden, has been arrested in Norway, with authorities saying his presence poses a threat to the Nordic country, local media reported on Thursday.
In March, Momika told Swedish media that he planned to seek asylum in neighboring Norway following a deportation order issued by Stockholm authorities.
Norwegian police detained the Iraqi man upon his arrival in the Nordic country on March 28. He has been held in the immigration detention center at Trandum for several days, local online media outlet Filter Nyheter said, adding that Momika is likely to remain there until he is deported to Sweden.
