Sweden charges man with preparing suicide bombing

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Source: Reuters

Sweden is charging a 20-year-old man with terrorism for allegedly building a suicide bomb with the intent of staging an attack in Sweden.

The Prosecution Authority said on Thursday that it believed the man had intended to join the jihadist group Islamic State in Syria. Instead, he was detained in Turkey last June and sent back to Sweden.

"My belief is that he obtained, stored and combined liquids and objects with the purpose of making a suicide bomb," prosecutor Ewamari Haggkvist said in a statement. "The criminal act that was in preparation could have seriously harmed Sweden."

The man's identity was not disclosed, in line with usual Swedish legal procedure.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-security-idUSKCN0X4126?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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1. Denmark arrest four suspected 'Islamic State' returnees

Denmark arrest four suspected 'Islamic State' returnees

Danish police have detained four men who are suspected of having enlisted in the "Islamic State" militant group with the intention of committing acts of terror. Ammunition and weapons were found in one search.

A statement by Copenhagen police said the four had been arrested on Thursday at different addresses in the region of the Danish capital.

All four were suspected of breaking Denmark's terrorism law while in Syria, police said, without giving further information on their identities.

"The suspects have been identified through investigations carried out in close cooperation between the Danish Security and Intelligence Service and Copenhagen police," the statement said.

http://www.dw.com/en/denmark-arrest-four-suspected-islamic-state-returnees/a-19171806

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2. I just don't get why they let anyone who travels to Syria back into the country.

They should lose their citizenship or asylum. What do they think they are doing there? Obviously anyone who travels there at this point in time is up to no good.

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3. Europe let their emotions override logic when opening their doors wide

They should have followed the US approach of closely vetting any immigrants.