Swedish authorities have accused Iran of being behind a campaign of thousands of text messages sent to Swedes following several public burnings of the Quran. Officials in Stockholm claim that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard carried out a data breach and managed to send around 15,000 texts in Swedish.
Body of missing man found on shore at Corpus Christi beach, officials say7 hours agoGet ready to travel this fall with these Insider DealsFILE -A demonstrator holds up a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, during a protest of the burning of a Quran in Sweden , in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran , June 30, 2023.
In August 2023, Swedish media reported that a large number of people in Sweden had received text messages in Swedish calling for revenge against people who were burning the Quran, Ljungqvist said, adding that the sender of the messages was “a group calling itself the Anzu team.” However, the incidents left Sweden torn between its commitment to free speech and its respect for religious minorities.
Meanwhile, Sweden' justice minister, Gunnar Strömmer, told Swedish news agency TT “that a state actor, in this case Iran, according to assessment is behind an action that aims to destabilize Sweden or increase polarization in our country is of course very serious.”
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