Terrorism threat level raised

The reason is a worsened situation regarding the threat of attacks in Sweden. The authority predicts that the threat will persist for a long time.

The decision is not based on a particular event.  

The threat level is being raised from elevated (3) to high (4) on a five-point scale. The rise is a signal to all stakeholders in society about the importance of continuing the work to reduce the risk of a terrorist attack occurring.

The different threat levels on the scale are:

• no identified threat (1)
• limited threat (2)
• elevated threat (3)
• high threat (4)
• very high threat (5)

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Information from Swedish authorities 

• The Swedish Police: Terrorism awareness
• The Swedish Security Service (Säkerhetspolisen) 
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