Iran may have been involved in attacks on Israeli embassies, claims Swedish Security Service

 By WIONNEWS 

Danish police detain three people after blasts near Israel embassy Photograph:(Reuters)

Fredrik Hallstrom, the head of Swedish intelligence Sapo, highlighted that there are indications of Iran’s involvement in these attacks.

The Swedish intelligence agency Sapo on Thursday said that Iran may have been involved in the recent attacks on Israeli embassies in Sweden and Denmark. 

Earlier, on Wednesday, Denmark police said that they arrested three Swedish nationals after two blasts happened close to the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, likely caused by hand grenades. Moreover, on Tuesday evening, the Israeli embassy in Sweden's capital Stockholm was attacked with gunfire.

Fredrik Hallstrom, the head of Swedish intelligence Sapo, highlighted that there are indications of Iran’s involvement in these attacks.

“There are some things that could point in that direction. In part due to the choice of targets and modus operandi, but that is an assumption rather than pure knowledge,” AFP reported citing Hallstrom.

Earlier also, Iran and terrorist groups sponsored by the regime have been involved in alleged attacks on Iranian missions and interests abroad, including attacks in India, Argentina, and Georgia, which were linked to Iran. 

In May, Sapo said that Iran was recruiting members of  Swedish criminal gangs to commit "acts of violence" against Israeli and other interests in Sweden. However, Iran denied this claim. 

Moreover, Swedish broadcaster SVT also reported that it had received information that the two latest embassy attacks had been ordered by the Swedish criminal network Foxtrot at the behest of Iran.

A Danish court allowed a four-week custody of two Swedish teenagers accused of throwing hand grenades near the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen, according to local media. 

The teenagers, age 16 and 19, were charged with possession of five hand grenades in a closed-door hearing. The two Swedes pleaded not guilty. 

"Those who may have given them the hand grenades should not be told what will come out at the hearing," the prosecutor pleaded in the court.

(With inputs from agencies) 

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