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London: Britain on Sunday warned citizens going to Sweden of possible terrorist attacks following Koran burnings by anti-Islam activists that have outraged Muslims.
In updated travel advice, Britain’s foreign ministry said Swedish authorities had successfully disrupted some planned attacks and made arrests.
Protesters in Pakistan on July 7 burn the Swedish flag in retaliation for someone burning the Koran in Sweden.Credit: Reuters
“You should be vigilant at this time,” it said, adding that “terrorists are very likely to try and carry out attacks in Sweden” with places visited by foreigners potential targets.
In a statement acknowledging Britain’s changed travel advice, Sweden’s National Security Advisor Henrik Landerholm reiterated the increased threats to Sweden since the burnings.
Landerholm said the storming of Sweden’s embassy in Iraq on July 19, an attempted attack on its embassy in Lebanon on August 9, and also the August 1 shooting of an employee at a Swedish consulate in Turkey contributed to the risk assessment.
Koran burnings are permitted in Sweden under free speech rules, but Muslims see burning of their holy book as blasphemy.
The US government has also warned of possible terrorist attacks in Sweden in its travel advice.
Reuters
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