Terror Threat Level Raised in Sweden
After the recent Quran burnings, the threat will remain for a while, and society needs to build up its resistance to meet that, the head of the domestic security service announced.
After the recent Quran burnings, the threat will remain for a while, and society needs to build up its resistance to meet that, the head of the domestic security service announced.
One researcher says Al-Qaeda’s threat can be considered a declaration of war against Denmark.
Opposition says Jomshof escalates already serious security situation.
National security issues play a part in whether Quran burnings should be banned, especially after the Nordic country’s security services warned of potential terrorist attacks.
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson said on Sunday that “We are in the middle of the most serious security policy situation since World War II.”
Following a number of Quran burnings and backlash from governments in Muslim-majority countries, the Swedish security police have warned that Sweden has become a priority for Islamist terror attacks.
The EU has flatly condemned the desecration of the Islamic holy text in contrast to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, who took a softer approach, as protests continue across the Islamic world, allegedly backed by Russia.
A mob of hundreds attempted to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone, where many embassies are located, after a burning of the Quran in Copenhagen on Friday, with those behind the burning repeating their actions on Monday as well.
Shouts of “Allahu Akbar” were heard right outside the Parliament as an almost exclusively male crowd gathered at Place du Luxembourg.
Following a Quran burning in January of this year, a Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for Danish anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan who has been burning copies of the Islamic holy book for years, often sparking riots.
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