Terrorism
Latest terrorism news and information.
Suspected terrorist arrested in Sweden
A suspect was arrested by Swedish police on Friday. The suspect is accused of planning a terror attack, although the target has not yet been revealed.
Swedish white supremacist jailed for plotting Eurovision terror attack
A court in Luxembourg on Thursday handed a Swedish white supremacist a two-year jail sentence for plotting several "terrorist" attacks, including against the Eurovision Song Contest.
Swede says he got cold feet over grenade attack on Israeli embassy
A man hired for a grenade attack got cold feet at the last minute when he realised the target was the Israeli embassy in Denmark, he told a Copenhagen court, with the bombs finally being lobbed into the yard of a neighbouring house.
Swedish-Syrian charged for attempting to travel to Somalia to join IS
Sweden on Thursday charged a 23-year-old Swedish-Syrian man with several "terrorist crimes", including attempts to travel to Somalia to join the Islamic State (IS) group, prosecutors said.
Syrian-Swedish man admits planned attack against Stockholm festival
An 18-year-old man on trial for plotting a terrorist attack admitted on Tuesday to planning a bombing at a large cultural festival in Stockholm, his lawyer said.
Sweden to charge 18-year-old over IS terror plot
The Swedish Prosecution Authority said Tuesday it intended to charge an 18-year-old man for planning a terrorist act in Stockholm on behalf of the Islamic State group.
Swedish jihadist appeals life term for Jordan pilot burned alive
Swedish jihadist Osama Krayem on Thursday appealed a life sentence handed down in July over the 2015 murder of a Jordanian pilot burned alive by the Islamic State group in Syria.
Swedish jihadist jailed for life over Jordan pilot burned alive
A Stockholm court on Thursday handed down a life term to Swedish jihadist Osama Krayem over the murder of a Jordanian pilot burned alive by the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, which sparked international outrage in 2015.
Court to rule on Swedish Islamic militant in pilot burning case
A Stockholm court was to hand down a verdict Thursday in a Swedish jihadist's trial over the murder of a Jordanian pilot burned alive by the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.
Sweden charges jihadist over Jordanian pilot burned to death in Syria
Prosecutors have charged a Swedish jihadist over the 2014 capture and subsequent killing of a Jordanian pilot, who was burned to death in a cage in Syria after being captured by the Islamic State (IS or Isis) group.
Sweden faces 'significant risk' of worsening national security, agency warns
Sweden’s counter-intelligence and security agency Säpo has described the country's security situation as "serious", and that developments in the US and other factors could see it worsen.
Sweden jails man for joining Islamic State in landmark conviction
A Swedish court on Friday sentenced a man to three years in jail for joining the Islamic State group, the country's first conviction since new legislation was introduced banning participation in a terrorist group.
Sweden considers charging jihadist jailed abroad with war crimes
Swedish prosecutors on Monday asked a court to remand in detention a convicted Swedish jihadist for his suspected involvement in the 2014 killing of a Jordanian pilot in Syria.
Sweden charges alleged Islamic State trio with terror plot
Three people with alleged ties to the Islamic State are facing trial in Sweden over allegations they plotted terrorist acts, including against Jewish interests, and tried to find minors to carry them out.
US designates Nordic far-right group as terrorists
The United States on Friday designated the Nordic Resistance Movement and three of its leaders terrorists, saying the Scandinavian neo-Nazis pose a threat to Americans.
Two men held in Germany over Swedish parliament terror plot
German police have arrested two people suspected of planning a terror attack on the Swedish parliament, reports Der Spiegel.
Loud bangs heard as Swedish police arrest four over suspected terror plot
Sweden's security service said it had arrested four people in Stockholm for preparing terrorist acts linked to "violent Islamist extremism".
Teacher in Sweden suspended after 'asking students to plan hypothetical terror attack'
Swedish education chiefs have reported a teacher to the police after they allegedly asked students to plot a theoretical terror attack.
Swedish police to ban ALL bags at major concerts and sporting events
Sweden will ban bags at all major events due to the heightened risk of terror attacks.
Belgian justice minister resigns after deadly Brussels attack on Swedes
Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne resigned Friday, four days after a Tunisian migrant killed two Swedish football fans in Brussels, saying the failure to extradite him was a "monumental mistake".
Swedish PM: 'Swedes should be able to wear Swedish symbols with pride'
Europe must stand up for freedom and democracy while increasing security, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference in Brussels, in the wake of a terror attack which left two Swedes dead and one injured.
Leading Sweden Democrat criticised for Brussels attack tweet
A tweet by Sweden Democrat MP Jessica Stegrud's following the terror attack in Brussels which killed two Swedes has been harshly criticised by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and the leader of the Social Democrats, Magdalena Andersson.
Brussels gunman served prison time in Sweden
A man accused of gunning down two Swedish football fans in Brussels had served a prison sentence in Sweden between 2012 and 2014, the Swedish Migration Agency said Tuesday.