Israeli embassy buildings in Denmark and Sweden being targeted in attacks

10/07/2024 / By Arsenio Toledo

Israeli embassies in Europe are being targeted by activists and potential terrorists as Tel Aviv draws international criticism for its invasion of southern Lebanon.

In Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Danish police opened an investigation after two explosions rocked the Israeli embassy.

“Two explosions occurred at 3:20 a.m. at the Israeli embassy. It is our preliminary assessment that it was due to two hand grenades,” said Jens Jespersen, a spokesperson for the Danish Police in Copenhagen, at a press conference. (Related: Israel begins “targeted” ground invasion of southern Lebanon.)

No injuries were reported from the suspected grenade blasts. A building around 100 meters from the embassy was lightly damaged. Jespersen added that three individuals from Sweden, aged between 15 and 20, had been arrested and are the police’s primary suspects.

Police said one suspect was arrested shortly after the incident loitering near the Israeli embassy. The other two were arrested several hours later on a train at Copenhagen Central Station. Jespersen has declined to say how the three individuals are linked to the blasts but said that preliminary charges have been filed against two of them for illegal possession of weapons.

No motives have been reported, and another Danish Police spokesperson clarified that it still has not been determined if the Israeli embassy was the target of the grenade blasts or if the explosion is not related to current events involving Israel.

In Sweden, the Swedish Police Authority reported that it was opening an investigation after receiving reports that the Israeli embassy building in the capital of Stockholm had been hit by shots on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 1.

“We’ve made finds that indicate a shooting at Israel’s embassy, but we don’t want to disclose exactly what finds have been made since there is an ongoing investigation,” reported Stockholm police press officer Rebecca Landberg. She added that the investigation could charge suspects with aggravation weapons offenses, endangerment of others and unlawful threats.

No arrests have been made, but Landberg noted that police were actively gathering and analyzing material from the many surveillance cameras around the Israeli embassy building.

“I look with severity on the shooting at Israel’s embassy in Stockholm last night and the events reported from Copenhagen this morning,” said Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer.

Israeli embassies all over Europe being targeted

Israeli embassy buildings all over Europe have been targeted in recent months. Last month, the Israeli Consulate General in Munich was the alleged target of an attempted mass shooting.

On Sept. 5, Emrah Ibrahimovic, an 18-year-old Austrian man whose parents migrated to Austria from Bosnia and Herzegovina, was seen walking down the street in front of the Israeli Consulate General while wielding a World War II-era bolt-action rifle with the bayonet attached. When Ibrahimovic saw police officers approaching him, he opened fire at them. He was fatally shot following a shoot-out.

Including these three incidents, Israeli embassy buildings in Europe have been targeted at least eight times since Israel launched its invasion of Gaza in October 2023, including one other incident involving the Israeli embassy in Stockholm in February when an unexploded grenade was found in the Israeli embassy compound’s grounds.

Watch this short clip featuring the shooting outside the Israeli Consulate General in Munich.

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