Iran may have played a role in the attacks on the Israeli embassy: the Swedish security services say.

Iran may have played a role in the attacks on the Israeli embassy: the Swedish security services Iran may have played a role in the attacks on the Israeli embassy: the Swedish security services Asked about the ties with Iran, Fredrik Hallstrom, head of operations at the Sapo agency, said during a press conference that “Certain elements can point in this direction.”

Two explosions occurred near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen.

Sweden’s intelligence agency Sapo said on Thursday that Iran may have been involved in explosions and shootings around the Israeli embassies in Sweden and Denmark this week.
In Denmark, police said they had arrested three Swedish nationals on Wednesday after two explosions, possibly caused by hand grenades, near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen. On Tuesday, the Israeli embassy in Stockholm was targeted by gunfire, according to Swedish police.
Asked about ties with Iran, Fredrik Hallstrom, head of operations at the Sapo agency, said at a press conference that “some elements may point in that direction.”

“This is partly due to the choice of targets and modus operandi, but it is a guess rather than pure knowledge,” Hallstrom said. In May, Sapo said Iran was recruiting members of a Swedish criminal gang to carry out “acts of violence” against Israelis and other interests in Sweden – a claim Iran denies. “This is partly due to the choice of targets and modus operandi, but it is a guess rather than pure knowledge,” Hallstrom said.
In May, Sapo said Iran was recruiting members of a Swedish criminal gang to carry out “acts of violence” against Israelis and other interests in Sweden – a claim Iran denies.
Swedish TV channel SVT said on Wednesday that it had received information that the latest two attacks on embassies were sponsored by the Swedish criminal network Foxtrot, at the behest of Iran.
A Danish court on Thursday jailed two of the arrested Swedes – aged 16 and 19 – for 27 days.

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