US Embassy Issues Warning to Americans in Sweden Over Possible Retaliatory Attacks

Riot police officers secure the entrance of the Consulate General of Sweden during a demonstration after Rasmus Paludan, leader of Danish political party Hard Line and who also has Swedish citizenship, burned a copy of the Koran near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on Jan. 21, 2023. Umit Bektas/Reuters

The U.S. Embassy in Sweden issued a warning to Americans in the country of possible attacks in response to an incident where a politician and activist burned a copy of the Koran.

There could be “possible retaliatory attacks by terrorists in the wake of recent [Koran] burning incidents in Europe,” U.S. Embassy said in an alert on Sunday. “U.S. citizens are advised to use caution when going to public venues frequented by large numbers of people.”