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Is Iran training terrorists in Sweden?
According to Swedish reports, Iran is recruiting members of criminal groups in Sweden for attacks. Israeli institutions in particular are being targeted. The Mossad is also warning of attacks in Europe that are being orchestrated in the background by Iran.
The "Iranian regime" is using criminal networks in Sweden to carry out acts of violence against other states, groups or people in Sweden that it sees as a threat, the Swedish domestic intelligence service (Säpo) announced on Thursday.
The acts were particularly directed against "Israeli and Jewish interests, goals and activities", it added. Two weeks ago, the police reported "suspicious" shots fired near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm. In February, an activated explosive device was found on the grounds of the embassy. The ambassador spoke of an "attempted attack".
Gang crime breeding ground for terrorism
According to the secret service, "very young people, even children" could also be used for activities that endanger Sweden's security. Sweden has been struggling with serious gang crime for years. Shootings and bomb attacks occur almost weekly.
According to media reports, Israel's foreign intelligence service Mossad is warning of Iran's support for terror against Jewish and Israeli institutions ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris. Israeli media reported on Thursday that, according to the Mossad, Tehran is relying on criminal groups in Europe. The allegations could not be independently verified.
The "Jerusalem Post" named two groups called Foxtrot and Rumba. These were "directly responsible for violent activists and terror sponsorship in Sweden and throughout Europe". They had received financial support and instructions from Iran.
Sweden sounds the alarm
Iran had already used violence in other European countries to silence "critical voices", the Säpo statement continued. Counterintelligence chief Daniel Stenling told journalists that Sweden was becoming a staging ground for Iran's regional conflicts.
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