Sweden Warns Terror Threat Has Grown After Koran Burnings
- Russian-backed actors spreading disinformation, Sweden says
- Nordic nation says erroneous image is being spread abroad
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Sweden warned of a deteriorating security situation after disinformation campaigns and Koran burnings fueled hatred against the Nordic country across the Muslim world.
The country’s Security Service said it’s “now dealing with ongoing threats of attacks directed at Sweden and Swedish interests,” according to a statement on Wednesday in which it kept the terror threat assessment at an “elevated” level of three on a five-point scale.