Sweden: police arrest suspects in terrorist bomb threat

Police in western Sweden on Saturday said that ‘several arrests’ have been made in connection with a terrorist bomb threat in the city of Gothenburg.

Police declined to specify how many suspects were detained, but said raids were conducted early Saturday at several locations in the Gothenburg area.

Details of the threat or possible motive were not disclosed, but it was labelled as terrorism. Citing the ongoing probe, police said they had no plans to release further details.

Local media reports suggested that the target had likely been a large shopping mall in the centre of the city.

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