Stockholm, Sweden:
The Swedish intelligence company Sapo mentioned Thursday that Iran could have been concerned in explosions and gunfire round Israeli embassies in Sweden and Denmark this week.
In Denmark, police mentioned they arrested three Swedish nationals on Wednesday after two blasts, doubtless brought on by hand grenades, near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen.
On Tuesday, the Israeli embassy in Stockholm was focused in a taking pictures, in line with Swedish police.
Requested about stories of hyperlinks to Iran, Fredrik Hallstrom, head of operations on the Sapo company, advised a press convention that “there are some issues that might level in that course.”
“Partly as a result of alternative of targets and modus operandi, however that’s an assumption quite than pure information,” Hallstrom mentioned.
In Could, Sapo mentioned that Iran was recruiting members of Swedish prison gangs to commit “acts of violence” towards Israeli and different pursuits in Sweden – a declare Iran denied.
Swedish broadcaster SVT on Wednesday reported that it had acquired info that the 2 newest embassy assaults had been ordered by the Swedish prison community Foxtrot — on the behest of Iran.
A Danish court docket on Thursday remanded two of the arrested Swedes — aged 16 and 19 — in custody for 27 days.
Copenhagen police mentioned that the third Swede, arrested close to the crime scene, had been launched.
For the reason that outbreak of the Israel-Hamas warfare in October 2023, a number of incidents apparently concentrating on Israeli pursuits in Sweden have been reported.
In February, police discovered a grenade on the grounds of the Israeli embassy compound, which the ambassador mentioned was an tried assault.
In Could, gunshots had been fired outdoors the Israeli embassy, which prompted the nation to spice up safety measures round Israeli pursuits and Jewish neighborhood establishments.
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