US EditionDanish court convicts two Swedes of terrorism for grenade attack near Israeli embassy
Two Swedish men received 12 and 14-year prison sentences for grenade attacks near the Israeli embassy, linked to criminal gangs, the Copenhagen City Court ruled.
- On Oct. 2, 2024, Copenhagen City Court convicted two Swedish men of terrorism and attempted murder after a grenade attack near the Israeli embassy.
- The men admitted they acted for money and denied ideological motives, while authorities say the defendants were acting on behalf of a criminal gang that recruits in socially disadvantaged immigrant neighbourhoods.
- Explosions detonated on a residential terrace about 100 meters from the embassy, affecting a family with children while Carolineskolen, a Jewish school, was closed.
- Sentences include deportation to Sweden, and lawyers said they will appeal after two judges and four jurors found the men guilty while one judge and two jurors disagreed.
- Separately, both suspects face charges in Sweden, with the younger suspect linked to the Stockholm attack, amid cases involving the Foxtrot network and Rumba gangs, related to Sweden's gang violence.
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Two convicted of terrorism in Denmark for grenade attack near Israeli Embassy
Two Swedes were convicted in a Danish court of terrorism and attempted murder for detonating two hand grenades near the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen in October 2024.The younger of the two men, who is 18 years old, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while his older accomplice, aged 21, was sentenced to 14 years, according to The Associated Press, which cited Swedish news agency TT. The two men, who have not been identified, were said to be act…
They were 16 and 19 years old when they threw two hand grenades at the Israeli embassy in Hellerup, Copenhagen, in October 2024. Now they have been sentenced to historically harsh prison sentences.
Two Swedish nationals were sentenced to heavy prison sentences for terrorism in Denmark following a grenade attack on the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen in 2024.
Was an act of terrorism, the Danish court ruled. Both are known gang criminals suspected of murder.
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