Germany makes arrests over Sweden parliament attack plot

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FRANKFURT, March 19 —Two Afghans linked to the Islamic State group were arrested in Germany today on suspicion of planning an attack around Sweden’s parliament in retaliation...

Last summer, the first, an IS member, was tasked by the jihadist group with carrying out an attack in Europe in response to Koran burnings in Sweden, it said. — AFP picFRANKFURT, March 19 —Two Afghans linked to the Islamic State group were arrested in Germany today on suspicion of planning an attack around Sweden’s parliament in retaliation for Koran burnings, prosecutors said.

Last summer, the first, an IS member, was tasked by the jihadist group with carrying out an attack in Europe in response to Koran burnings in Sweden, it said. “In particular, they researched conditions around the possible crime scene on the internet and tried several times—albeit unsuccessfully—to procure weapons.”

 

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