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After wave of Quran burnings, Sweden raises its terror alert
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Supporters of radical Islamist party 'Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan' burn a representation of Swedish flag during a rally to denounce the burning of the Quran, in Karachi, Pakistan, July 7, 2023. (AP/Fareed Khan)
Sweden’s intelligence agency heightens its terror alert level to four on a scale of five after angry reactions in the Muslim world to Quran burnings in Sweden made the country a “prioritized target.”
The level is increased from “elevated threat,” where it had been since 2016, to “high threat,” the head of the Swedish Security Police Charlotte von Essen tells reporters.
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