German authorities have arrested two Afghan citizens near the city of Gera in Thuringia, central Germany, on suspicion of planning a firearms attack on Sweden's parliament. The arrests were made following information that the suspects were allegedly linked to the terror group ISIS.
According to the Office of the German Federal Prosecutor, the suspects had received instructions from an ISIS branch in the summer of 2023 to carry out the planned attack. The motive behind the attack was said to be retaliation for Quran burnings that occurred in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries.
