Stockholm
According to ambassador: Police thwarted attack on Israeli embassy in Sweden
A “sharp” object was found on the premises of Israel’s embassy in Stockholm
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A “dangerous object” was found on the premises of the Israeli embassy in Sweden. The police in Stockholm sent a defusing squad. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson took the situation very seriously.
A defusing squad came to the conclusion that it was a “sharp” object and “destroyed” it, Daniel Wikdahl of the Stockholm police told the AFP news agency. The embassy informed the police about the discovery of the item in the early afternoon. An investigation has been initiated, said Wikdahl. He did not provide any further details about the item.
Prime Minister spoke of an attack on Sweden
The Swedish newspapers “Expressen” and “Aftonbladet” reported that it was a hand grenade. According to Aftonbladet, she was thrown over the fence onto the embassy grounds.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson spoke of a “very serious” situation. An attempted attack on an embassy is also an attack on Sweden, he emphasized on X.
The Swedish government announced in October that it would invest an additional ten million crowns (around 889,000 euros) in the security of Jewish institutions. She cited the growing anti-Semitism after the start of the war between Israel and the radical Islamic Hamas in the Gaza Strip as the reason.