2011 Gothenburg terrorism plot

The 2011 Gothenburg terrorism plot was an alleged plot to commit a terrorist attack on a party celebrating the opening of the 2011 Gothenburg International Art Biennial in a Röda Sten Contemporary Art Space on September 10, 2011, which, according to the Aftonbladet and other newspapers. Swedish artist Lars Vilks was expected to attend.[1][2][3][4][5]

Police evacuated 400 partygoers form the art gallery, and arrested 4 men suspected of plotting a terror attack.[6][7][8]

Legal proceedings

26-year-old Abdi Aziz Mahamud, a 26-year-old Somali citizen living in Sweden, Salar Sami Mahamood, 24, and Abdi Weli Mohamud, 26, both citizens of Sweden, were charged with planning to stab Vilks to death.[9][10] All 3 were carrying knives when arrested.[9] A forth man arrested in the initial police raid was released.[9]

All three suspects were acquitted by Swedish courts.[11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lars Vilks tänkte besöka hotade konstbiennalen i Göteborg". Aftonbladet. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Genbourg, Linda (21 September 2011). "Lars Vilks believed to have been the target". Goteborg Daily. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Göteborg International Biennial". Art News. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lars Vilks: the Swedish artist never far from danger". Telegraph. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Richards, Chris (14 February 2015). "Copenhagen shooting: Who is Lars Vilks?". Mirror. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Four terror suspects held in Swedish city of Gothenburg". BBC. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Nyberg, Per (12 September 2011). "4 terror suspects arrested in Sweden". CNN. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Terror suspects arrested in Sweden reportedly linked to Somali Islamists". Al Arabiya. Al Arabiya and news agencies. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Three charged for plot to murder Lars Vilks". The Local. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Three charged with conspiring to kill cartoonist for Muhammad cartoons". National Post. Reuters. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Acquittal upheld in Vilks case in Sweden". UPI. UPI. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.