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19-Year-Old Sentenced for Foiled Terror Attack in Sweden

1/21/2026

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A Swedish court sentenced a 19-year-old man to seven years and 10 months in prison for planning a terrorist attack on the Stockholm Culture Festival that was to take place in August 2025 at Kungstradgarden.
The court said the planned attack could have seriously harmed Sweden.
The dual Syrian-Swedish national described as 'self-radicalised' denied the charges.
He was also convicted of planning to murder a man in Germany in 2024.

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A Swedish court sentenced a 19-year-old man to seven years and 10 months in prison for planning a terrorist attack on the Stockholm Culture Festival that was to take place in August 2025 at Kungstradgarden.
The court said the planned attack could have seriously harmed Sweden.
The dual Syrian-Swedish national described as 'self-radicalised' denied the charges.
He was also convicted of planning to murder a man in Germany in 2024.