Officers were called out to the Stockholm embassy at around 6pm after a loud bang was reported. Police later confirmed that evidence found at the scene indicated that the embassy had been hit by gunshots.
"We've made finds that indicate a shooting at Israel's embassy, but we don't want to disclose exactly what finds have been made since there is an ongoing investigation," Rebecca Landberg, press officer at Stockholm police, told AFP.
The statement came as police in neighbouring Denmark said they were investigating two blasts that went off overnight in the "immediate proximity" to the Israeli embassy, also without injuring anyone. In a post on X, Copenhagen police said that three people had been arrested early on Wednesday in relation to two blasts.
"Two men were arrested on a train at Copenhagen Central Station. In addition, earlier in the day we arrested a man elsewhere in Copenhagen," the post read.
Attacks may have been carried out by Swedish gang on behalf of Iran
According to Swedish public broadcaster SVT, the attacks in Copenhagen were carried out by three Swedes on behalf of the Foxtrot gang. Foxtrot's leader Rawa Majid has previously been accused by Israeli secret services Mossad for carrying out attacks on behalf of Iran against the Israeli embassy in Stockholm.
Jakob Hansen, a spokesperson for the Danish police, refused to confirm that the Israeli embassy was targeted, or that the explosions might be connected to the barrage of missiles Iran fired at Israeli territory at around 7.30pm the same evening. "It's too early to say if there is a link", he said.
Landberg added that no-one was injured and that an investigation has been opened into an aggravated weapons offence, endangerment of others and unlawful threats.
Police had made no arrests, but Landberg said that the area was under heavy surveillance by cameras and police were actively gathering and analysing material.
The latest in a number of incidents apparently targetting Israeli interests in Sweden
The shooting came as tensions in the Middle East are spiralling, with Iran firing a barrage of missiles at Israeli territory and Israel vowing to make Iran "pay" for the attack.
Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, several incidents apparently targeting Israeli interests in Sweden have been reported.
In February, police found a grenade on the grounds of the Israeli embassy compound, which the ambassador said was an attempted attack.
In mid-May, gunshots were fired outside the Israeli embassy, which prompted the country to boost security measures around Israeli interests and Jewish community institutions.
The Scandinavian country's intelligence agency Säpo said in late May that Iran was recruiting members of Swedish criminal gangs to commit "acts of violence" against Israeli and other interests in Sweden - a claim Iran denied.
The Nordic country has also reported an increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes since the war in Gaza started.
In early June, police said they had found a "suspected explosive object" outside the offices of Israeli military technology firm Elbit Systems, known for its unmanned aerial systems, in Sweden's second-largest city Gothenburg.
There is already tightened security and an increased police presence around the embassy on Strandvägen in Stockholm, after several incidents this year.
A 15-year-old boy was convicted in June after he was arrested on May 16th carrying a gun in a taxi on its way to the embassy. The following evening, there was a shooting at the embassy. In January, a hand grenade was thrown at the embassy, although it didn't explode.
The Israeli embassy in Copenhagen is among several foreign missions, including Iran, Thailand, Turkey and Romania, that are clustered in the upscale suburb of Hellerup north of the Danish capital.
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