ALBAWABA - Sweden has arrested five people suspected of planning to commit terrorist acts in response to the incident of January's burning copy of Quran in the capital, Stockholm.
Sweden arrests 5 accused of terrorism and their connection to burning the Qur'an - Times of Indiahttps://t.co/PSZgvx3snV
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Swedish intelligence announced the arrest of five people, on suspicion of preparing for a terrorist attack. The arrests took place in three different cities in the country.
Sweden arrests 5 accused of terrorism and their connection to burning the Qur'an - Times of Indiahttps://t.co/PSZgvx3snV
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Susanna Trehorning, deputy counter-terrorism chief at the Swedish Security Service, said in a statement that the security agency is working on several cases related to the burning of Quran, and that this is one of them, noting that the detainees are in connection with "Islamic extremism" in the world.
Leader of the far-right Danish "Hard Line" party, Rasmus Paludan, burnt a copy of Quran in front of the Turkish embassy building in Stockholm on Jan.16. He said that he took this action due to Ankara's refusal on Finland and Sweden's inclusion to NATO.
#IEWorld | Five men have been arrested “on suspicion of aiding and abetting terrorist offenses,” Sweden’s SAPO domestic security agency said, adding the case was related to the burning of a Quran in January in Stockholm#Sweden https://t.co/5DbYw4bvMn
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At that time, Swedish police provided strict protection for the extremist Paludan. The far-right politician pledged to continue this act on a weekly basis until Turkey agrees on Sweden's membership to NATO.
#WorldNews: Sweden arrests five terrorism suspects, ties to Quran burning #Quran #QuranBurning#NATO https://t.co/SK7rCJIrbt
— Republic (@republic) April 4, 2023
This was not the first time that Paludan burns a copy of Quran, as he had done this several times before.
