The Swedish Police does not rule out attacks after the burning of the Koran

The head of the anti-terrorist fight of the National Operations Department of the Swedish Police (NOA) stated in an interview with the TT agency published this Thursday that, following the series of burnings of copies of the Koran that took place in the Scandinavian country, This became a priority objective for Islamist terrorists.

“We have communications and statements from several terrorist groups that currently mention Sweden along with Denmark and the Netherlands,” said Magnus Sjoberg, adding that the threat is currently “more tangible.”

According to the head of the NOA’s anti-terrorist fight, the burning of a copy of the Koran on January 21 in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm became a “turning point”, causing a wave of indignation throughout the Muslim world and putting in danger the security of Sweden.

Sjoberg highlighted that the Swedish Police “worked intensely” to improve their capabilities to prevent terrorist attacks and deal with them if they occur. «We know what we have to do, and we are much more capable of doing it today than in the past. But none of us can guarantee that attacks will not occur,” he said.

The Swedish National Security Service (SAPO) in October 2010 raised the terrorist threat level from second to third, which states that “the likelihood that actors have the intention and ability to carry out attacks is high.

Anti-Islam activists from Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands have burned several copies of the Koran in recent months, sparking discontent and massive protests in countries such as Iraq, Lebanon and Iran.
Given the worsening relations between the Scandinavian countries and Muslim nations, both Copenhagen and Stockholm are considering introducing changes in their legislation to stop the burning of the Koran, citing the fact that these acts represent a risk to the safety of their citizens. With RT

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