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Terrorism

The following articles have been tagged with "Terrorism":

Sweden at ’real risk’ of terror: government

National: 14 Feb 12
The Swedish Government has penned a new terror strategy, upgrading Sweden’s risk status since the last plan four years ago, calling for an ‘inter-agency cooperation’ in the fight to counter terror in Sweden. READ »

Swedes meet Ethiopian PM over jailed journalists

Politics: 5 Feb 12
A senior Swedish delegation has met in secret with Ethiopia's prime minister Meles Zenawi to discuss the case of two Swedish journalists jailed in the country for terror crimes, according to media reports. READ »

Vilks murder plot suspects acquitted

National: 20 Jan 12
Three men accused of plotting to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks were acquitted of the charges in Gothenburg on Friday, but were nevertheless convicted for weapons violations. READ »

Swede admits to FARC guns-for-drugs deal

Business & Money: 20 Jan 12
A former Swedish night club owner held in the United States on suspicion of supplying weapons to Colombian guerrillas in exchange for cocaine, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a US court. READ »

'Mossad set me up': Swede held in Bangkok

National: 19 Jan 12
A Lebanese-born Swede arrested in Thailand last week on terror suspicions has professed his innocence, claiming he was set up by Israeli intelligence service Mossad. READ »

Jailed Swedish reporters will not appeal verdict

National: 10 Jan 12
Two Swedish reporters, sentenced to prison by an Ethiopian court in December, have chosen not to appeal their guilty verdict and instead pin their hopes of being released on the country's "tradition of pardon". READ »

Disasters, disease top list of threats to Sweden

Science & Technology: 30 Dec 11
Floods, infectious disease, forest fires, and cyberattacks are among several threats to Sweden identified by the country's Civil Contingencies Authority. READ »

Sweden looks to US, EU to help jailed reporters

National: 27 Dec 11
Sweden has turned to the United States and the EU for assistance in gaining the release of journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who were sentenced on Tuesday to 11 years in prison by an Ethiopian court. READ »

Swedish journos jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia

National: 27 Dec 11
Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson were sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday by an Ethiopian court for supporting terrorism and entering the country illegally. READ »

Jailed Swedes 'innocent': Ethiopian rebels

National: 23 Dec 11
Ethiopian rebels called for the release of Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson on Thursday, claiming their conviction on terror charges was "unjust". The United States also expressed concern over the verdict. READ »

Swedish journalists 'must be freed': Reinfeldt

National: 21 Dec 11
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt called for Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who were convicted in Ethiopia on Wednesday of supporting a terrorist group, to be set free. READ »

Swedes convicted of terror crimes in Ethiopia

National: 21 Dec 11
Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson were found guilty of supporting a terrorist group by an Ethiopian court on Wednesday, in a ruling which Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt said was cause for "grave concern". READ »

'There's no reason to fear another attack'

National: 9 Dec 11
December 11th marks the one year anniversary of the attack by a suicide bomber on a Stockholm street that left Sweden reeling. The Local's Rebecca Martin examines what, if anything, has changed. READ »

'Give police access to snoop agency intel'

Politics: 8 Dec 11
Swedish law enforcement agencies should have access to signals intelligence gathered by the National Defence Radio Establishment to help combat terrorism, the ministry of justice proposed on Thursday. READ »

Three charged for plot to murder Lars Vilks

National: 6 Dec 11
Charges were filed in Gothenburg on Tuesday against three men suspected of plotting to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks who once depicted the Prophet Muhammad as a dog. READ »

Journalists deny being trained by rebels

National: 6 Dec 11
Two Swedish journalists told an Ethiopian court on Tuesday they had made contact with an outlawed rebel group but denied having received weapons training. READ »

Evidence in Ethiopia trial 'faked': lawyer

National: 5 Dec 11
More evidence presented against the two Swedish journalists on trial in Ethiopia has been faked, according to their defense lawyer, who said that his two clients didn’t know the guerrilla soldiers charged alongside them. READ »

Abdulwahab 'called Iraq' before Stockholm bomb

National: 17 Nov 11
Taimour Abdulwahab called a mobile telephone in Iraq the same day that he blew himself up in Stockholm, and received 60,000 kronor ($8,800) from backers in Scotland, according to British prosecutors. READ »

Court amends charges against jailed Swedes

National: 3 Nov 11
The charges against the two jailed Swedish journalists in Ethiopia will be changed from participating in terrorism to just supporting terrorism, the Ethiopian court announced on Thursday. READ »

Swedish journalists deny backing rebel group

National: 1 Nov 11
Two Swedish journalists charged with terror crimes in Ethiopia denied claims made by witnesses on the opening day of their trial on Tuesday that the two had been in the country to train rebels. READ »

Sweden threat level remains elevated: Säpo

National: 24 Oct 11
Swedish security service Säpo has chosen to keep the terror threat level in Sweden elevated due to the increased mention of the country on terrorist-inspired web pages. READ »

Swedes plead 'not guilty' to terror crimes

National: 20 Oct 11
The two Swedish reporters facing terrorism charges in Ethiopia pleaded not guilty on Thursday, but apologised to the court for having entered the country illegally. READ »

Swedes' terror trial in Ethiopia delayed

National: 18 Oct 11
The trial of two Swedish journalists arrested in Ethiopia on suspicions of terror crimes will be delayed until Thursday. READ »

'Sweden should ask for US help to free journalists jailed in Ethiopia'

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Oct 11
Just as Sweden helped win the release of two American journalists captured in North Korea in 2009, the US can hopefully find a way to return the favour in Ethiopia before Sweden considers supporting US anti-terror efforts in the region, argues historian Susanne Berger. READ »

Bildt slams paper over 'amateur' reporting

Politics: 17 Oct 11
With the trial of two Swedish journalists on terror charges set to open in Ethiopia on Tuesday, foreign minister Carl Bildt hit back at the Dagens Nyheter newspaper over what he called faulty reporting on his alleged interests in the case. READ »

Rights groups criticize upcoming Ethiopia trial

Politics: 16 Oct 11
The two Swedish reporters Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, charged with terrorism in Ethiopia, will face trial on Tuesday, with human rights organisations already criticizing the process. READ »

Swedes to face Ethiopia court next week

National: 13 Oct 11
The trial of two Swedish journalists facing terrorism charges in Ethiopia will begin next week, a government spokesman said Wednesday. READ »

Swedish journalists denied Ethiopia entry

National: 10 Oct 11
Swedish journalists have been denied visas to Ethiopia to cover the trial of imprisoned colleagues Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who are charged with terrorism and face the prospect of long prison sentences. READ »

The Sweden Democrats - a year in the Riksdag spotlight

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Sep 11
A year has passed since the Sweden Democrats became Sweden’s newest parliamentary party and The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson has a look at what has been achieved, what has not and what has changed. READ »

CIA-backed IT firm offers view into the future

Science & Technology: 27 Sep 11
A CIA-backed Swedish-American company claims that it's new technology can predict disease, terrorist threats, economic swings and resource shortages. The Local’s Karen Holst explores. READ »

'Not wrong' to move aide after Islam slur: ruling

Politics: 22 Sep 11
Sweden's top legal official has given backing to the decision to reassign the integration ministry civil servant who compared Islam to totalitarian ideologies. READ »

'Vilks was target of Gothenburg attack'

National: 21 Sep 11
Controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks was the target of a foiled attack at the Röda Sten art gallery in Gothenburg on September 11th, according to a media report. READ »

Stockholm bomber's widow arrested in UK

National: 14 Sep 11
A 28-year-old woman reported to be the wife of Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab was arrested in the UK on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into the attack. READ »

One suspect released as probe continues

National: 14 Sep 11
Three of the four men with reported ties to the Somali Islamist movement al-Shabaab who were arrested at the weekend on terror suspicions were remanded in custody on Wednesday, while a fourth suspect was released. READ »

Terror suspects involved in 'murder plot'

National: 13 Sep 11
Four men arrested in Gothenburg at the weekend on suspicion of planning terror crimes will face a remand hearing on Wednesday, but for planning to commit murder, rather than terror acts. READ »

Sweden terror suspects tied to Islamists: report

National: 12 Sep 11
The four terrorist suspects held in Gothenburg on Sunday have ties to the Somali Islamist movement al-Shabaab, according to a Swedish media report, with speculation that artist Lars Vilks could have been a target. READ »

Sweden terror suspect denies crimes

National: 12 Sep 11
One of the four people held in Gothenburg on Sunday on suspicion of preparing terrorism offences has denied the accusations through his lawyer. READ »

'We were all Americans, at least for a while'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact. READ »

Swedes jailed in Ethiopia could get life: expert

Politics: 9 Sep 11
The two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia and recently charged with terrorism crimes will face a lengthy prison sentence if they are convicted, according to a legal expert. READ »

Swedes charged with terror crimes in Ethiopia

National: 7 Sep 11
The two Swedish journalists held in an Ethiopian prison are to be charged with terrorist crimes, according to information from the Ethiopian government and the Swedish foreign ministry. READ »

Islamic terrorism is key threat: Swedish police

National: 6 Sep 11
Islamic terrorism remains the greatest threat to Sweden, according to Anders Danielsson, head of Sweden's Security Service. READ »

Swede: 'terrorist' name behind US visa delay

National: 25 Aug 11
A Swedish filmmaker and television host claims he has not yet received a visa to the United States because authorities think his name is similar to that of a terrorist's. READ »

CIA terror deportee released from Cairo jail

National: 11 Aug 11
Ahmed Agiza, one of the two Egyptians whose 2001 deportation from Sweden to Egypt caused a political scandal and who has been jailed since then, has now been released from a Cairo prison, according to media reports. READ »

Politicians to blame for far right growth: Mankell

Politics: 10 Aug 11
Swedish bestselling author and human rights activist Henning Mankell said in an interview on UK television on Monday that mainstream politicians shoulder the responsibility for the rise of the far right. READ »

Carl Bildt: 'We are all Norwegians'

Politics: 22 Jul 11
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has promised "Nordic solidarity" with neighbouring Norway, which was hit by two deadly attacks on Friday afternoon. Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt offered "any help that is required". READ »

Jailed Swedes 'hopeful' of swift release

National: 22 Jul 11
The two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia are hopeful they will be released soon, according to the Swedish embassy in Addis Ababa. READ »

Swedes to remain in Ethiopian custody

National: 20 Jul 11
An Ethiopian court ruled on Wednesday to keep the two Swedish journalists in custody. READ »

Academy blocks Iranians from flight training

National: 9 Jul 11
An aircraft pilot training academy will no longer teach students from Iran Air following recent sanctions brought by the Americans against the airline. READ »

Ethiopians deny charges against jailed Swedes

National: 6 Jul 11
The information that an Ethiopian foreign ministry official had confirmed that the two Swedish reporters held in custody after being arrested in the Ogaden province will be charged with terrorism crimes, has been repudiated but the authority. READ »

Swedish prosecutor confirms US spy probe

National: 7 Jun 11
Sweden's top prosecutor revealed on Tuesday that his office had previously opened a preliminary criminal investigation against US agents suspected of spying in Sweden in 2009. READ »

Suicide attack could happen again: prosecutor

National: 3 Jun 11
As a more complete portrait of the Stockholm suicide bomber emerges six months after he blew himself up in the Swedish capital, the country's top prosecutor believes a future attack is still possible. READ »

Swedish MPs knew of undercover US agents

National: 26 May 11
Several Swedish politicians knew that undercover US agents had been discovered in Sweden in 2009, according to a Swedish MP and member of the National Police Board. READ »

Swede in US court over guns for drugs deal

National: 10 May 11
A Swedish citizen nicknamed "Stallion" faced a US court on Monday and pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to supply weapons to Colombian guerillas in exchange for cocaine. READ »

Yusuf set to give Sweden a Cat Stevens 'homecoming'

Lifestyle: 5 May 11
Yusuf Islam, known to many as singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, is set to kick off his first European tour in 35 years in Sweden, a country he cites as instrumental in shaping his career, contributor Oliver Gee discovers. READ »

Sweden terror threat stands despite bin Laden death

National: 3 May 11
The death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Sunday has not affected Sweden's security situation regarding terrorist threats, according to the Swedish Security Service. READ »

Bildt hails 'better world' after bin Ladin death

Politics: 2 May 11
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt welcomed the news from the US that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Ladin has been killed in Pakistan in a comment on Monday morning. READ »

Swedish invention tracks spread of HIV

Science & Technology: 29 Apr 11
Swedish scientists have developed new highly sensitive equipment that may have a huge impact on tracking the spread of HIV and detecting signs of bio terrorism and water contamination. READ »

Swede extradited over 'Muhammad cartoon plot'

National: 4 Apr 11
A man arrested in Stockholm in connection to a foiled plot to murder staff at Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, is set to face trial in Denmark, a Swedish court ruled Monday. READ »

Sweden targets religious prejudice

Politics: 31 Mar 11
Sweden's government has announced plans to chart the extent of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in the country, as it attempts to counteract the spread of intolerance towards minorities. READ »

Sweden seeks to cut crime with shared DNA

National: 24 Mar 11
The Swedish government has proposed new legislation that would enable the country’s law enforcement agencies to sift through the DNA registers, fingerprint archives and vehicle databases of several other European countries. READ »

Stockholm bomb suspect appears in UK court

National: 15 Mar 11
A 30-year-old man arrested in Glasgow in connection with a suicide bombing in Stockholm in December appeared in a British court on Monday charged with terrorism offences. READ »

UK police charge man over Stockholm bomb

National: 14 Mar 11
Police in Scotland have confirmed that they have charged a 30-year-old man with terror crimes in connection with the suicide bombing in Stockholm in December. READ »

Halal or Haram? A new council gives advice to Muslims in Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Mar 11
The newly-formed Swedish Fatwa Council sets out to help Muslims in Sweden seeking advice about how to live in accordance with Islam, but not everyone is convinced the group is necessary, The Local's Karen Holst discovers. READ »

'Stockholm bomber was alone': Swedish police

National: 9 Mar 11
Swedish police have confirmed their view that the suicide bomber who blew himself up in central Stockholm in December was alone at the time, while Scottish police continued to search for further UK-based suspects. READ »

Man held in the UK over Stockholm suicide bomb

National: 8 Mar 11
Police in Scotland have confirmed that a man has been arrested in connection with the suicide bombing in Stockholm in December. READ »

Al-Qaeda issues new Sweden threat: report

National: 17 Feb 11
An English-language online publication with links to the al-Qaeda terrorist network has paid tribute to the suicide bomber who attacked in Stockholm in December while calling for new acts of terrorism in Sweden. READ »

Death penalty 'unlikely' for Assange: experts

Politics: 9 Feb 11
Claims by lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that extradition to the United States could land him in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp or on death row are "impossible", according to experts. READ »

'Jihad Jane' admits to Lars Vilks murder plot

National: 2 Feb 11
An American woman who referred to herself at "Jihad Jane" pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charged related to a 2009 plot to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks. READ »

Sweden 'lacks tools' to fight extremism: Åkesson

Politics: 26 Jan 11
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson kicked off Wednesday's Riksdag debate about violent extremism with a reference to the Stockholm suicide bombing in December. READ »

Terror suspect a 'normal Muslim': wife

National: 13 Jan 11
The 37-year-old man suspected of plotting a terror attack on a Danish newspaper is a "normal Muslim," his wife told a Swedish newspaper on Thursday. At the same time, he and three others from Sweden believed to be behind the plot were ordered to remain in custody. READ »

Sweden looks to combat Islamophobia

National: 13 Jan 11
Sweden’s integration minister Erik Ullenhag is meeting on Thursday with representatives from the Swedish Muslim community to develop a strategy for combating Islamophobia in the wake of the Stockholm suicide bombing. READ »

Stockholm bomber trained in Iraq: official

National: 7 Jan 11
Three months before the bomb blasts in Stockholm last month, the suicide bomber trained in Mosul in Iraq and learned how to make bombs, the director of the fight against terrorism in Iraq said on Friday. READ »

Bomber's wife: 'I posted audio clips to YouTube'

National: 5 Jan 11
The wife of the suicide bomber who blew himself up in central Stockholm in December said she was responsible for posting an audio recording of her husband on his YouTube account after his death. READ »

Cartoons made Scandinavia terror threat 'much bigger': experts

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Jan 11
Five years after a Danish newspaper first published controversial cartoons of the Muslim prophet, targets in Scandinavia are increasingly in the crosshairs of would-be terrorist attackers, the AFP's Nina Larson explains. READ »

YouTube post suggests bomber had help: report

National: 3 Jan 11
A message posted on a YouTube account belonging to the Stockholm suicide bomber two days after he blew himself up suggests he had accomplices, media reported Monday. READ »

'He was a normal Muslim': bomber's wife

National: 3 Jan 11
The wife of the man who blew himself up in a busy shopping district in Stockholm said in an interview on Sunday she had no idea her husband was plotting a terror attack. READ »

'Sweden has key role in cyberwar': report

Science & Technology: 2 Jan 11
Sweden has a key role in Europe as the U.S. prepares for future cyber-warfare, classified documents released by WikiLeaks indicate. READ »

Denmark terror plan 'destined to fail': expert

National: 1 Jan 11
A foiled terrorist plot involving three Swedes who planned an attack on a Danish newspaper was destined to fail, a Swedish terrorism expert said on Saturday. READ »

Muslim Council head condemns extremism

Politics: 1 Jan 11
Helena Benaouda, the chair of the Muslim Council of Sweden, has issued a statement saying all forms of extremism are unacceptable. READ »

Fourth terror suspect remanded in Stockholm

National: 30 Dec 10
The 37-year-old Swede arrested in connection with a terror plot against a Danish newspaper was remanded in custody by a Stockholm court on Thursday on suspicion of preparing terror crimes. READ »

Swedish terror suspects remanded in custody

National: 30 Dec 10
Three men from Sweden were remanded in custody by a Danish court on Thursday after police foiled their plot against a newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. READ »

Swedish papers leap to defence of 'open society'

Politics: 30 Dec 10
After the arrests of five people on suspicion of planning a "Mumbai-style" attack on the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, the Swedish papers on Thursday argued that threats to the open society can not be met by draconian measures. READ »

Swedes arrested over 'Muhammad cartoon plot'

National: 29 Dec 10
Three Swedes were among five people arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of preparing to commit a terrorist act against the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, which published the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. READ »

Swedish fatwa council condemns bomb attack

Society: 20 Dec 10
The Swedish Fatwa Council (Svenska Fatwarådet) condemned on Sunday the recent suicide bombing in central Stockholm, while the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) has confirmed that it believes the attacker was acting alone. READ »

Sweden bomber's father-in-law 'not sad' for death

National: 18 Dec 10
The father-in-law of the man believed to have carried out Sweden's first suicide bombing on Saturday revealed on Friday that he is "not sad" about his death, adding that the man did not divulge his plans to family members. READ »

Sweden's tolerance 'at risk' following attack

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Dec 10
While Muslims in Sweden have denounced the country's first suicide bombing, experts caution that Sweden’s far-right may try to exploit the attack in a bid to polarise the nation, AFP’s Rita Devlin Marier explains. READ »

Bomber's explosives identified with FBI help

National: 16 Dec 10
Swedish investigators theorise that equipment problems may have caused the Stockholm suicide bomber to divert to a side street, potentially saving many lives. They also claim to have identified explosive material used in the attack. READ »

‘Terrorism is a battle of minds, not of bombs’

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Dec 10
As Sweden struggles to come to grips with the suicide bomb attack that shook central Stockholm on Saturday, Sweden-based Bangladeshi journalist Tasneem Khalil argues that the defence of freedom involves raising questions rather than throwing bombs in retaliation. READ »

Islamic extremism 'a threat' to Sweden: Säpo

National: 15 Dec 10
Violent Islamic extremism is a threat to Sweden that shouldn't be underestimated, a report published on Wednesday by Swedish security service Säpo has found. READ »

The debate over Swedish troops in Afghanistan

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Dec 10
As the Riksdag prepares to vote on Sweden's military mission in Afghanistan, contributor David Stavrou examines how the distant conflict became such an important foreign policy issue--even before being mentioned in a warning sent by the Stockholm suicide bomber. READ »

Sweden attack message 'very serious': Reinfeldt

Politics: 13 Dec 10
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt believes that everyone should take "very seriously" the message urging more people to commit acts of violence in the audio file that news agency TT received on Saturday. READ »

UK police search home of Swedish suicide bomber

National: 13 Dec 10
British police are continuing the search of a home northwest of London on Monday in connection with Saturday's bombings in Stockholm in light of reports that the perpetrator used to live in the area. READ »

Säpo: unsure if blasts an isolated attack

National: 12 Dec 10
The twin blasts that rocked central Stockholm on Saturday were a suspected suicide attack, a Swedish intelligence official said Sunday, adding it remained unclear whether more attacks may be in store. READ »

Bomb attack draws condemnation

Politics: 12 Dec 10
Politicians, foreign embassies in Stockholm and European leaders have joined Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in condemnation of Saturday’s suicide bombing on one of the capital’s busiest shopping streets. READ »

Terror attack 'could have killed hundreds'

Science & Technology: 12 Dec 10
Saturday's suicide bomb attack in Stockholm could have resulted in many casualties if it had been carried out correctly, according to a Swedish terrorism expert. READ »

Global demonstrations call for Assange's release

National: 11 Dec 10
A number of demonstrations are set to take place around the world on Saturday to call for the release of beleaguered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from a London prison, where he awaits possible extradition to Sweden to face rape charges. READ »

US embassy: 'Sweden no longer neutral'

Politics: 2 Dec 10
According to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks this week, Sweden is regarded as a "strong and pragmatic partner", whose official non-alignment does not reflect reality. READ »

Sweden knew of US surveillance: report

National: 19 Nov 10
Sweden’s former Social Democratic government was informed in 2002 about a surveillance programme run by the US embassy in Stockholm, secret documents reveal. READ »

'The world’s most complete partnership'

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
On the eve of three important international summits, US ambassador to Sweden Matthew W. Barzun emphasises the importance of the transatlantic partnership as well as Sweden’s constructive role in promoting international engagement. READ »

Swedes' emails to be stored for six months

Science & Technology: 11 Nov 10
Emails and mobile phone text messages would be stored for six months by internet service providers, according to a bill presented by the Swedish government on Thursday. READ »


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