Some Muslims have been victims of violence because of their religion.[9] In October 1991, Shahram Khosravi, a 25-year-old student of Iranian origin, was shot in the face outside the Stockholm University by John Ausonius.[27] In 1993, two young Somali immigrants were stabbed and a local mosque in the city was burned down.[28] The perpetrators of the stabbing were said by police to have been motivated by racial hatred.[29]