Desecration of the Holy Quran, the alert of terrorists increased
Stockholm: In view of the anger of the Muslim world and the fear of reaction to the desecration of the Holy Quran, Sweden’s intelligence agency has raised the terror alert level to four, according to a foreign news agency, the Stockholm Police of Sweden. Increased security. Chief Charlotte Van Essen told reporters the level had risen from 2016 levels to four out of five.
He said that the reason for this decision is the deterioration of the situation regarding the threat of an attack on Sweden and this threat is expected to persist for a long time based on a collective assessment and not because of a single incident. Denmark and Sweden have also seen several incidents of public desecration of the Holy Quran in recent months, which has led to large-scale protests in Muslim countries.
Iraqi protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad twice in July, setting fire to the building in another attack. He expressed disappointment over the non-practice of sanctity. An improvised explosive device was thrown at the Swedish embassy in Beirut last week but failed to explode and caused no casualties or property damage. The protests prompted Sweden to increase border controls on August 1 and many Western countries asked their citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Sweden. He was told to be extra careful in Sweden because of the threat. of terrorism
Similarly, on Sunday, the British Foreign Office said that terrorists could attempt an attack in Sweden. Swedish authorities have successfully foiled several planned attacks and made several arrests. However, Swedish authorities declined to comment on whether the attack had been foiled or whether arrests had been made.
Sweden has condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran but has so far refused to make any changes to its laws on freedom of expression and assembly, and the majority of such changes have sought legal recourse. Has shown determination to do so.