(National-UAE) Sweden’s counter-terrorism chief warned on Thursday that the country will have to live with a changed image abroad after the repeated burning of the Quran in Stockholm.
The country was warned that security threats are likely to remain high for some time — after four explosions in one night underlined the parallel dangers of gangland violence.
The Swedish security service this month raised the terrorist threat level to high after Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the country had become a “prioritised target” for extremists.
Sweden has faced condemnation and protests from abroad, especially from the Muslim world, after police granted permits for several protests where copies of the Quran were desecrated.
