A gunman opened fire on the Israeli embassy in Stockholm and two bombs were set off near its counterpart in Copenhagen, in what one prominent terrorism expert described as an apparent escalation of Iran’s “shadow war” against Jewish targets in Europe.
At least one gunshot was aimed at the embassy in Stockholm at about 6pm on Tuesday. At 3.20am on Wednesday, two hand grenades were detonated about 100m away from the embassy in the Danish capital.
No one was hurt in the incidents but they have exacerbated concerns that the war in the Middle East is spilling over on to European soil as Israel and Iran engage in direct and proxy conflicts.
Danish police arrested three Swedish nationals between the ages of 15 and 20,
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Publish date : 2024-10-02 17:25:00
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