Swedish Secret Police Office (Sapo) to evacuate a center for arts and detained four people suspected of preparing terror attack in Goteborg, Sweden's second largest city, Sunday (09/11/2011). The arrests came as the U.S. and other countries in the world prepared to commemorate 10 years of terror attacks 9 / 11.
Gothenburg police say they have evacuated an art gallery in Gothenburg, early Sunday morning, the risk associated with the threat of "endangering the life, health, and serious damage to property". The police did not give further details except to say they have arrested four suspects helped Sapo.
Stefan Johansson Sapo spokesperson confirmed that four suspects have been detained in Goteborg, western Sweden, on suspicion of planning terrorism. However, Johansson also declined to give further details, including the identities of the suspects.
Head of art galleries Roda Sten in Gothenburg, Mia Christersdotter Norman, said that evening about 400 people gathered in the gallery to attend the opening ceremony of the international biennale of contemporary art exhibitions. When the event is underway, the police suddenly called and asked him to disband the event.
"Around midnight I called the police and they said there is a threat to the building (gallery) and ask us to end the party is not striking. We just do it and everyone go home," said Norman Christersdotter told AP news agency.
Police then searched the building, but found no dangerous objects. Christersdotter Norman admitted to not know anything about the arrest of suspected terrorists, and not aware of any threats to the biennale event and to its participants. He added that the gallery will be open again as usual this Sunday afternoon.
A few days ago, the U.S. security authorities also received information of the threat of car bomb terror attacks on the anniversary of 10 years of tragedy 9 / 11. Not yet known whether the arrest in Sweden is related to threats to the U.S..
Sweden raises terror threat level from low to high levels in October 2010. In December, a suicide bomber blew himself named Taimour Abdulwahab in downtown Stockholm, shocking a country that had been considered safe from the threat of terrorism.
Four Suspected Terrorists Detained in Sweden
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