Suspected explosives found outside Elbit offices in Sweden

Swedish police say suspected explosive were found outside the offices of Elbit Systems, known for its unmanned aerial systems, in Gothenburg and was likely intended to target the company.

The “suspected explosive object” was found in the early morning hours of Monday, police say. It was safely removed.

Police spokesman August Brandt says no arrests had been made and the object was still being analysed.

“It is of course not unlikely that it’s directed at this company,” Brandt says, adding that police were not ruling anything out.

Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, several incidents apparently targeting Israeli interests in Sweden have been reported.

The Scandinavian country’s intelligence agency Sapo said last week that Iran was recruiting members of Swedish criminal gangs to commit “acts of violence” against Israeli and other interests in Sweden — a claim Iran denied.