Al-Qaida calls for terror attack on Sweden and Denmark

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https://www.thelocal.se/20230815/today-in-sweden-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-tuesday-109



Terror organisation al-Qaida is urging its supporters to carry out terror attacks on Sweden and Denmark in revenge of a series of Quran burnings in the two countries, reports Danish media.

"The threats came yesterday from al-Sahab, which functions as al-Qaida's media centre. This is really not anything new, but just another call to people around the world to exact revenge, and it's directed at lone actors," Swedish terrorism researcher Hans Brun told TT.

Swedish security services have previously said that the terror threat against Sweden has increased as a result of Quran-burning demonstrations, although there have generally been more counter-protesters present at the demonstrations than actual protesters. Brun said he did not believe that al-Qaida's statement would affect the overall security situation.

"You could look at it as a call to action. If this was something they had organised themselves they wouldn't have announced it in advance like this. You should also remember that al-Qaida these days is significantly weakened," he told TT, adding that threat would likely have the biggest impact on Danish and Swedish diplomats working in the Middle East rather than on people within the borders of Sweden.

https://www.berlingske.dk/samfund/al-qaeda-med-klar-opfordring-til-muslimer-i-danmark-haevnens-pligt-er



The recent Koran burnings in Denmark and Sweden have provoked violent reactions in the Muslim world, and the Danish government is working on a ban. Now perhaps the world's most notorious terrorist organization, al-Qaeda, has also joined the conflict.

Tore Refslund Hamming, who is a Ph.D. in militant Islamism, explains in a post on X the content of a statement that was shared on al-Qaeda's central media agency, al-Sahab, on Sunday. The title of the announcement is "The obligation to attack the aggressive peoples".

According to Tore Refslund Hamming, two out of three pages of the announcement focus on the Koran burnings in Denmark and Sweden, which are described as a coordinated attack on all Muslims by the countries' populations and governments. "Denmark and Sweden are two small, despicable countries that amount to no more than two small spots on the world map."

After that, the announcement becomes more aggressive, reports Tore Refslund Hamming. Attacks on the two countries are thus specifically called for. "People of Islam in Sweden, Denmark and all of Europe - the duty of revenge is placed with you," writes al-Qaeda.

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1. religion is a curse nt

[Celerity]

2. indeed it is

[Cartoonist]

3. Why can't Allah defend himself?

Oh yeah, he doesn't exist.

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4. They have the motivations of an intellectually challenged schoolyard bully.