Prison sentences for Swedes over grenade attack on the ‘Israeli’ embassy in Denmark
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- Danish court sentences two Swedish men to long prison terms over a grenade attack on the ‘Israeli’ embassy in Copenhagen.
- Judges rule the attack constitutes terrorism and order deportation to Sweden after sentences are served.
A Copenhagen court on Tuesday sentenced two Swedish men to lengthy prison terms after convicting them of terrorism for carrying out a grenade attack on the ‘Israeli’ embassy in Denmark more than a year ago.
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The court handed a 12-year prison sentence to an 18-year-old defendant and a 14-year sentence to a second defendant aged 21. Both were found guilty of terrorism in connection with the attack, which took place in October 2024.
Terrorism conviction and sentencing
According to the ruling, the two men threw hand grenades with the intent to spread fear among ‘Israeli’ and Danish residents. Police said the nature and intent of the act met the legal threshold for terrorism under Danish law.
Authorities said the defendants were also convicted of attempted murder of residents living near the diplomatic mission. However, the court acquitted them of charges related to endangering the lives of soldiers assigned to guard the embassy.
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Both men will be deported to Sweden after completing their prison sentences.
Details of the attack
The attack occurred shortly after midnight on October 2, 2024, in the upscale Hellerup district north of Copenhagen. Two hand grenades were thrown near the embassy, causing damage to the balcony of a neighboring residential building. No injuries were reported.
Investigators said the conviction relied in part on forensic evidence. Police were able to identify DNA belonging to one of the suspects on a hand grenade found in the garden of the building.
Links to criminal network
The court said the two defendants, who were 16 and 18 years old at the time of the attack, acted in coordination with unidentified individuals linked to a Swedish criminal network known as “Foxtrot.”
The younger defendant admitted to having ties to the network since his secondary school years. Prosecutor Soren Harboe told the court that the group had operated in Denmark “as an armed wing of a Middle Eastern terrorist organization.”
Danish authorities said the case highlights growing concern over cross-border criminal and extremist networks operating in Scandinavia, particularly those involving young offenders.
