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Sweden boosts security for Israeli interests after gunfire near Israel’s embassy — police

Officers stand near the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, January 31, 2024. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
Sweden is strengthening security measures for Israeli and Jewish interests in the country after gunfire near Israel’s embassy in Stockholm, police say.
“Due to suspected shots near Israel’s embassy in Stockholm, the police are taking security measures [to protect] Israeli and Jewish property and interests across the country,” the police department announces on its official website.
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