STOCKHOLM: The Swedish intelligence company Sapo stated on Thursday (Oct 3) that Iran could have been concerned in explosions and gunfire round Israeli embassies in Sweden and Denmark this week.
In Denmark, police stated they arrested three Swedish nationals on Wednesday after two blasts, seemingly 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 response to Swedish police.
Requested about experiences of hyperlinks to Iran, Fredrik Hallstrom, head of operations on the Sapo company, informed a press convention that “there are some issues that would level in that route.”
“Partially because of the alternative of targets and modus operandi, however that’s an assumption fairly than pure data,” Hallstrom stated.
In Might, Sapo stated 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 stated that the third Swede, arrested close to the crime scene, had been launched.