five arrested in Sweden for an Islamist attack project

Swedish intelligence announced on Tuesday, April 4, the arrest of five people suspected of preparing a “terrorist act” in Sweden in retaliation for the burning of a Koran by a right-wing extremist.

The project is “considered to have international links with violent Islamist extremism”explains Säpo, the internal intelligence service, in a communicatedspecifying: “An attack is not considered imminent. »

Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers After the Koran burnings in Stockholm and Copenhagen, Sweden wants to avoid the conflagration

The people were arrested in a coordinated operation in Eskilstuna, Linköping and Strängnäs.

Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers In Sweden, is burning a Koran in the street a matter of freedom of expression?

The World with AFP

The contribution area is reserved for subscribers.

Subscribe to access this discussion space and contribute to the discussion.

Subscribe

Contribute

source site-29