Swedish security police arrest 4 terror suspects

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Source: AP

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Four people have been arrested in Sweden's second largest city on suspicion of preparing a terror attack, the country's security police said Sunday.

The four were arrested in the west coast city of Goteborg, security police spokesman Stefan Johansson said, declining to give other details.

It wasn't immediately clear whether the arrests were linked to the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York.

Police in Goteborg said in a statement they had evacuated an arts center in the city overnight Sunday due to a threat deemed to pose "serious danger for life, health or substantial damage of property."

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[w0nderer]

1. k&r for reading later n/t

[alp227]

2. no details of the case yet, but NY Times mentioned Lars Vilks, cartoonist who mocked Islam

"Officials around the world are on high alert because of the anniversary. The arrests in Sweden were a reminder of the anger provoked in Scandinavia over drawings of the Prophet Muhammad, first in Denmark and then by the Swedish artist Lars Vilks in 2007." ("4 Suspects Arrested in Swedish Terror Plot")