2010 Stockholm bombings

Terrorist suicide attack 2010 Stockholm bombings Police_at_Drottninggatan_after_bombing_2010-12-11,_17.52.jpg Police closed off Drottninggatan at its intersection with Bryggargatan (a small street outside the picture to the left) after the second explosion. Drottninggatan, Stockholm, Sweden Civilians 59 20 8.5 N 18 3 35.2 E dim:5_region:SE-AB_type:event inline,title (car bomb)59 20 0.9 N 18 3 41.1 E dim:5_region:SE-AB_type:event inline (suicide bomb) 11 December 2010 16:48 UTC+1 Suicide bombing Car bomb, Pipe bomb 1 (the attacker) 2 Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly Islamic terrorism and anti-European motives On 11 December 2010, two bombs exploded in central Stockholm, killing the bomber.Explosions in Stockholm believed to be failed terrorist attack Per Nyberg http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/12/11/sweden.explosion/index.html?hpt=T1 CNN 12 December 2010 12 December 2010Stockholm blasts kill one and injure two https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11977524 BBC 11 December 2010 12 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101212044235/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11977524 12 December 2010 liveChristina Anderson Bursh, John F. Stockholm Hit by Blasts After E-Mail Warning https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/world/europe/12sweden.html?_r=1&hp The New York Times 11 December 2010 12 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20130621210419/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/world/europe/12sweden.html?_r=1&hp June 21, 2013 live Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and the Swedish Security Service (SÄPO) described the bombings as acts of terrorism.http://www.thelocal.se/30782/20101212/ Stockholm suicide blast a terror attack: police Landes David The Local 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101215180203/http://www.thelocal.se/30782/20101212 15 December 2010 Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, an Iraqi-born Swedish citizen, is suspected of carrying out the bombing.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8198043/Sweden-suicide-bomber-Taimur-Abdulwahab-al-Abdaly-was-living-in-Britain.html Sweden suicide bomber: Taimur Abdulwahab al-Abdaly was living in Britain Gardham Duncan Oscarsson, Marcus Hutchison, Peter 12 December 2010 The Daily Telegraph 12 December 2010 London https://web.archive.org/web/20110121205611/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8198043/Sweden-suicide-bomber-Taimur-Abdulwahab-al-Abdaly-was-living-in-Britain.html 21 January 2011 liveStockholm suicide bomber: Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly profile Jonathan Paige https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/12/stockholm-suicide-bomber-profile The Guardian 12 December 2010 13 December 2010 London https://web.archive.org/web/20101215053336/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/12/stockholm-suicide-bomber-profile 15 December 2010 live According to investigations by FBI, the bombing would likely have killed between 30 and 40 people had it succeeded, and it is thought that al-Abdaly operated with a network. Bomben skulle ha dödat 40 personer http://www.svd.se/bomben-skulle-ha-dodat-40-personer Svenska Dagbladet 5 December 2011 sv Europol categorized the attack as Islamist terrorism.19 April 2011 TE-SAT 2011: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (PDF) https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/main-reports/te-sat-2011-eu-terrorism-situation-and-trend-report 2020-08-15 Europol 15 en Bombings The first explosion occurred at 16:48 CET, when an Audi 80 Avant automobile exploded at the intersection of Olof Palmes gata and Drottninggatan.Matilda E. Hanson Håkansson, Catarina Man sprängde sig själv i Stockholm http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/man-sprangde-sig-sjalv-i-stockholm_5802915.svd Svenska Dagbladet 11 December 2010 11 December 2010 sv According to firefighters the car contained bottles of liquefied petroleum gas, which resulted in several more explosions. Two people at the site of the explosion were hospitalized with minor injuries. The second explosion occurred at about 17:00 CET at the intersection of Bryggargatan and Drottninggatan. A man’s body, with blast wounds on his abdomen, was discovered nearby. According to a police spokesman, the man blew himself up. According to Aftonbladet, he carried six pipe bombs; only one exploded, killing him.Clas Svahn Man död efter explosioner i centrala Stockholm http://www.dn.se/sthlm/bil-exploderade-i-centrala-stockholm-1.1225750 Dagens Nyheter 11 December 2010 12 December 2010 sv 20 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111020095748/http://www.dn.se/sthlm/bil-exploderade-i-centrala-stockholm-1.1225750 dead Near the man, a metal pipe and a rucksack filled with metal fasteners and an unknown substance (suspected to be an explosive) were found.Man sprängde sig själv med bomber Erik Nises Aftonbladet 11 December 2010 http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8265883.ab 11 December 2010 sv According to witnesses, the bomber was "shouting something in Arabic" before detonating the bomb.http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8265883.ab Man sprängde sig själv Aftonbladet sv 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 Closed-circuit television footage of the second explosion was released the following day by Aftonbladet.http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8269275.ab Terrorbilden 13 December 2010 Aftonbladet sv 13 December 2010 At the time of the explosions, central Stockholm was filled with Christmas shoppers and thousands of people were in the vicinity. The Swedish Defence Research Agency reconstructed and tested the bombs and estimates that if all the bombs had worked the effect could have been similar to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, where three people died and over a hundred people were injured.Interview with Swedish bomb expert, Svenska Dagbladet 2017-02-23 (in Swedish) Foreign Minister Bildt expressed his concern that if the attack had been successful, the result could have been "truly catastrophic." The bombings followed a November increase in the terror-alert level in Sweden (from low to elevated) because of a "shift in activities among Swedish-based groups". Email threat About ten minutes before the explosions, a threatening email was sent to the Swedish Security Service and the Swedish news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå (TT). It referred to the presence of Swedish troops in Afghanistan and Swedish artist Lars Vilks' drawings of Muhammad as a roundabout dog: "Now your children, daughters and sisters will die in the same way our brothers and sisters die. Our actions will speak for themselves. As long as you don't end your war against Islam and degradation against the prophet and your foolish support for the pig [Lars] Vilks." The email ended with a call to "all Mujahedin in Europe and Sweden. Now is the time to strike, wait no longer. Go forward with whatever you have, even if it is a knife, and I know you have more than a knife. Fear no one, don't fear prison, don't fear death." Sound files in Swedish and Arabic were also included. Investigation right|thumb|alt=Street map showing the distance between the bombings (about three city blocks), with a larger map of Stockholm inset|Map of the area of the explosions A PMR radio with attached wires was found near the body,Walkie-talkie hittad bredvid bombman Aftonbladet 15 December 2010 http://www.aftonbladet.se/senastenytt/ttnyheter/inrikes/article8281712.ab 15 December 2010 sv suggesting that the bomb was intended to be triggered remotely.Amatörmässigt Andreas Victorzon Aftonbladet 12 December 2010 http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8266367.ab 12 December 2010 sv The state prosecutor said the action was well organised. Swedish bomb experts consider the bombs amateurishly produced, without assistance of an experienced terrorist. The suspect was wearing a bomb belt, carried a large bomb and was holding a metal object resembling a pressure cooker.http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8272064.ab Han hade ett bombbälte Aftonbladet sv 13 December 2010 13 December 2010 The prosecutor believed that the bomb exploded prematurely; he speculated that the suspect was on his way to Stockholm Central Station or Åhléns, a large department store in the area. News media reported that a woman "close to" the suspect was detained in a 4:00 raid of a Hässelby flat by the National Task Force,http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/1.2251933/narstaende-till-misstankte-sjalvmordsbombaren-gripen Närstående till misstänkte självmordsbombaren gripen Expressen sv 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101215145509/http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/1.2251933/narstaende-till-misstankte-sjalvmordsbombaren-gripen 15 December 2010 dead dmy-all and a search warrant was issued under the UK Terrorism Act 2000 for a property in Bedfordshire the following day.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11980221 Stockholm blasts: Police search house in Luton BBC 13 December 2010 13 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101213044354/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11980221 13 December 2010 live On 13December, the SÄPO announced that seven explosive experts from the FBI would assist the investigation.The Swedish Security Service to receive support from the FBI http://www.securityservice.se/english/english/publications/newsarchives/nyhetsarkiv/theswedishsecurityservicetoreceivesupportfromthefbi.5.34ffc68f1235b740c0680005336.html Swedish Security Service 13 December 2010 13 December 2010 16 March 2012 https://archive.today/20120316022513/http://www.securityservice.se/english/english/publications/newsarchives/nyhetsarkiv/theswedishsecurityservicetoreceivesupportfromthefbi.5.34ffc68f1235b740c0680005336.html dead Security services told TV4 that the suicide bomber's car contained a second pressure cooker bomb.http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8281624.ab Säpo: Vi vet hur bombaren fick tag på sprängämnena Aftonbladet sv 15 December 2010 15 December 2010 Witnesses said that four days before the bombing, the man tried to buy aluminium powder in his parents' hometown of Tranås.http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3043275.ece Känt recept bakom bomben Ny Teknik sv 17 December 2010 17 December 2010 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031917/http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3043275.ece dead Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå reported that a member of the Swedish Armed Forces warned an acquaintance in a message to avoid Drottninggatan several hours before the bombings:http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sverige/article1326092/Forsvarsanstalld-varnade-fore-daden.html Försvarsanställd varnade Sydsvenskan sv 12 December 2010 16 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101215030644/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sverige/article1326092/Forsvarsanstalld-varnade-fore-daden.html 15 December 2010 dead dmy-all "If you can, avoid Drottninggatan today. A lot can happen there ... just so you know."http://www.thelocal.se/30794/20101212/ Military staffer knew about attacks: report The Local 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101213120313/http://www.thelocal.se/30794/20101212/ 13 December 2010 live The Swedish Armed Forces denied prior knowledge of the attack, promising to investigate further,http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8268714.ab Försvarsmakten kände till hotet Aftonbladet sv 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 and the SÄPO launched an independent investigation.http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8315782.ab Självklart måste det här utredas Aftonbladet sv 21 December 2010 22 December 2010 The newspaper Expressen later reported that several sources close to the investigation claimed a second government employee had advance information about the bombing.http://www.aftonbladet.se/senastenytt/ttnyheter/inrikes/article8435300.ab Statsanställd varnades före bomberna Aftonbladet sv 19 January 2011 19 January 2011 Terrorism expert Magnus Ranstorp of the Swedish National Defence College said that he believed the perpetrator was not working alone.http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=4235450 Terrorism expert: "Bomber not alone?" Radio Sweden 12 December 2010 16 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101225071221/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=4235450 25 December 2010 live Background coughing heard on the audio message left by the perpetrator increased suspicions that the bomber had accomplices.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8201205/Stockholm-bomber-police-hunt-accomplices-after-mystery-cough-on-tape.html Stockholm bomber: police hunt accomplices after 'mystery cough' on tape The Daily Telegraph 14 December 2010 16 December 2010 London Martin Evans https://web.archive.org/web/20110121091058/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8201205/Stockholm-bomber-police-hunt-accomplices-after-mystery-cough-on-tape.html 21 January 2011 live Investigation revealed that the terrorist used at least three different passports to avoid raising red flags when traveling to the Middle East.http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8321171.ab Han reste med flera olika pass Aftonbladet sv 23 December 2010 23 December 2010 Suspicions that al-Abdaly had an accomplice increased in January 2011, when the media reported that uncensored recordings of the terrorist's audio message were posted on YouTube the day after he died.http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8359950.ab Nätet avslöjar medhjälparen Aftonbladet sv 3 January 2011 3 January 2011 TV4 then reported that Abdulwahab's wife, Mona Thwany, had uploaded the recordings to the couple's YouTube account.Mona: Det var jag som lade ut filen, Aftonbladet, 4 January 2011. Suspect thumb|alt=Narrow street, with pedestrians and a parked police car|Scene of the second explosion the day after the attack, seen from Drottninggatan Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly (12December 1981 – 11December 2010) was identified as the prime suspect.Borger Julian Stockholm bombing: authorities ponder impossibility of policing lone jihadists https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/12/stockholm-bombing-policing-lone-jihadists 12 December 2010 The Guardian 12 December 2010 London https://web.archive.org/web/20101215082841/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/12/stockholm-bombing-policing-lone-jihadists 15 December 2010 live According to information from his Facebook profile and the muslima.com dating site (where he was looking for a second wife), he was a 28-year-old Iraqi Swede born in Baghdad who grew up in Tranås and was naturalized as a Swedish citizen in 1992.Svårt att förstå att det verkligen kan vara han Karoline Hoppe https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/svart-att-forsta-att-det-verkligen-kan-vara-han/ Dagens Nyheter sv 12 December 2010 13 December 2010 After completing secondary school in Sweden in 2001, al-Abdaly studied at the University of Bedfordshire and graduated with a degree in sports therapy in 2004.Stockholm bomber: family blame Britain for radicalisation Martin Evans https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8200044/Stockholm-bomber-family-blame-Britain-for-radicalisation.html The Daily Telegraph 13 December 2010 13 December 2010 London https://web.archive.org/web/20110121091049/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8200044/Stockholm-bomber-family-blame-Britain-for-radicalisation.html 21 January 2011 livehttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/world/europe/14sweden.html?hp One of the Sweden Bombs Exploded Prematurely John F. Burns Ravi Somaiya 13 December 2010 The New York Times 13 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501173853/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/world/europe/14sweden.html?hp May 1, 2013 live That year, he married a Swedish citizen of Iraqi and Romanian background with whom he had two daughters, born in 2007 and 2009, and a son born in 2010.Stockholm bomber: police hunt accomplices after 'mystery cough' on tape Martin Evans https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8201205/Stockholm-bomber-police-hunt-accomplices-after-mystery-cough-on-tape.html The Daily Telegraph 14 December 2010 14 December 2010 London https://web.archive.org/web/20110121091058/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8201205/Stockholm-bomber-police-hunt-accomplices-after-mystery-cough-on-tape.html 21 January 2011 live At the time of the bombings, he was living with his wife in the Bury Park district of Luton, Bedfordshire. The Bury Park area has featured prominently in counter-terrorist investigations.https://ctc.usma.edu/terrorist-awakening-in-sweden/ Terrorist Awakening in Sweden? – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point 2011-01-01 Combating Terrorism Center at West Point 2018-08-11 en-US 2018-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20180811133750/https://ctc.usma.edu/terrorist-awakening-in-sweden/ dead His wife holds fundamentalist Islamic views and they named their son Usama after Osama bin Laden. They returned to Sweden on 19November to visit relatives in Tranås.Han kom hem – och lurade alla Josefine Berglund http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8281054.ab Aftonbladet sv 15 December 2010 16 December 2010 In 2007, he began travelling repeatedly to Jordan and Iraq. In 2008, he traveled to Syria. Al-Abady collected new Swedish passports in 2001, 2007 and 2008, the last of which he claimed to have lost. During his stay in Britain, al-Abdaly lived in Luton for almost a decade.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-11987552 BBC News Luton mosque 'challenged bomber's extreme views' 13 December 2010 14 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101214051650/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11987552 14 December 2010 live Reports indicated that he became more religious and more angry in the late 2000s. During Ramadan in 2007, after al-Abdaly tried to recruit other Muslims who shared his political views when he preached at the Luton mosque he stormed out when confronted about his beliefs and was forbidden to return.Gordon Rayner Andy Bloxham Laura Roberts Stockholm bomber was thrown out of Luton mosque for trying to recruit extremists The Daily Telegraph 13 December 2010 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8198882/Stockholm-bomber-was-thrown-out-of-Luton-mosque-for-trying-to-recruit-extremists.html 13 December 2010 London His Facebook profile was reported to contain a mixture of technophile and Islamic fundamentalist postings, peppering sentiments such as "I love my Apple iPad" with references to "the Islamic Caliphate state" and Yawm al-Qiyamah.http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/terrorisme/artikkel.php?artid=10020221 Mulig bombemann: Selvsikker småbarnsfar med sterke meninger Verdens Gang Tanja Iren Berg Ida Anna Haugen Hans Henrik Torgersen Jarle Brenna Anders Park Framstad no 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 Al-Abdaly also posted internet videos of Chechen fighters and abused Iraqi prisoners.Jill Lawless Malin Rising https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/13/taimour-abdulwahab-stockh_n_796095.html Taimour Abdulwahab, Stockholm Bomber, Seen As Radical By U.K. Muslims Huffingtonpost.com 13 December 2010 2013-07-22 Reaction section August 2019 Domestic Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt held a press conference on 12December 2010, where he said: "Saturday's events in central Stockholm leads many people to ask whether Sweden has become less safe. What occurred is unwanted and unacceptable. We must safeguard the open society where people can live together side by side."Comments by Fredrik Reinfeldt http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/8593/a/157665 Prime Minister's Office 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt posted a message on Twitter on 11December 2010: "Most worrying attempt at terrorist attack in crowded part of central Stockholm. Failed — but could have been truly catastrophic." Swedish Security Service spokesman Mikael Gunnarsson said the agency did not increase the terror-threat level after the bombings: "And apart from the e-mail we didn't have any other indications or threats that this would happen." Hassan Moussa, imam of the Stockholm Mosque, condemned "all forms of attacks, violence, fears and threats against innocent people, whatever the motive or pretext" in a statement provided to Swedish news agency TT.http://www.thelocal.se/30784/20101212/ Local imam condemns Stockholm bombings 12 December 2010 The Local 12 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101212114400/http://www.thelocal.se/30784/20101212/ 12 December 2010 live On 14December, he issued a fatwa against the suicide bomber: "It's forbidden to approve what has happened or try to justify it. Those who accept it or justify it are as guilty as the perpetrator himself."http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=4240218 Svensk imam uttalar fatwa mot terrordådet 14 December 2010 Sveriges Radio 14 December 2010 sv Muslim Council of Sweden chairman Omar Mustafa said in an interview, "This is an attack on Sweden and on all Muslims in Sweden."http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/landets-moskeer-enas-mot-terrorn_5814525.svd Landets moskéer enas mot terrorn 17 December 2010 Svenska Dagbladet 17 December 2010 sv Ben Mahmoud Rahmeh, imam and chairman of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe, and the Islamic Federation of Sweden issued a press release condemning the attacks: "Attacks like this have been carried out earlier in both Muslim and non-Muslim communities (such as in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, Spain and the UK) and then the Muslim scholars and theologians' position has been unanimously against such attacks. Also, important Islamic institutions and Muslim inter-governmental organisations, such as Al-Azhar University, the European Council for Fatwa, Organisation of the Islamic Conference, have all been united in that all terrorist attacks against civilians and innocent people is strictly prohibited and that it is not permissible to oppress, harm or intimidate others."http://www.islamiskaforbundet.se/sv/press-och-media/pressmeddelanden/372-uttalande-gallande-attentatet-i-stockholm-101211.html Uttalande angående attentatet lördagen 11/12/2010 i Stockholm 17 December 2010 17 December 2010 sv dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110104131638/http://www.islamiskaforbundet.se/sv/press-och-media/pressmeddelanden/372-uttalande-gallande-attentatet-i-stockholm-101211.html 4 January 2011 http://www.islamiskaforbundet.se/doc/ifis_bayan_fredag_101217_ARABISKA.docx Uttalande angående attentatet lördagen 11/12/2010 i Stockholm 17 December 2010 17 December 2010 ar dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110104131445/http://www.islamiskaforbundet.se/doc/ifis_bayan_fredag_101217_ARABISKA.docx 4 January 2011 After the press release was issued, the attack was condemned during Friday prayers at the Stockholm Mosque.http://www.aftonbladet.se/senastenytt/ttnyheter/inrikes/article8295534.ab Terrordåd fördömdes på fredagsbönen 17 December 2010 Aftonbladet 17 December 2010 sv Alexandra Brunell, secretary for Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Åkesson reacted to the event by tweeting "Äntligen" ("Finally") while another SD politician, member of parliament William Petzäll posted "I hate to say it, but didn´t we say so?"http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sd-gjorde-bort-sig-pa-twitter-om-terrorspekulationer/ SD gjorde bort sig på Twitter om terrorspekulationer International Australia Australia: Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd issued a statement: "I express grave concern at the apparent terrorist attack in a central Stockholm yesterday evening (local time). The attack was timed to cause maximum casualties in a high density shopping precinct. [...] I express Australia's solidarity with Sweden in denouncing this outrage, and our commitment to ongoing efforts to counter terrorism."Statement on Attack in Sweden http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2010/kr_mr_101212.html Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 Denmark Denmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen also issued a statement: "The bombings in the heart of the Swedish capital yesterday fortunately didn't claim any innocent human lives. But the bombs show that there unfortunately are forces in our proximity that try to undermine our Western way of life and values through bombs and violence. They'll never succeed at that. Terrorism shall be combatted, irrespectively of where it occurs and in what form. I've today been in contact with my Swedish colleague, Carl Bildt, and assured him that Denmark in the fight against terrorism stands closely with our brotherland."Udtalelse fra udenrigsministeren efter bombesprængning i Stockholm http://www.um.dk/da/servicemenu/Nyheder/ForsideNyheder/UdtalelseFraUdenrigsministerenEfterBombespraengningIStockholm.htm da Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Finland Finland: Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Stubb expressed his concern about the bombings, pointing out that nothing similar had ever happened in the Nordic countries and declaring his support for the efforts of the Swedish government.Utrikesminister Stubb uttryckte oro över bombexplosionerna i Stockholm http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=207943&nodeid=15145&contentlan=3&culture=sv-FI sv Ministry for Foreign Affairs 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 Germany Germany: Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle issued a press release: "I condemn yesterday’s suicide attack in Stockholm, in the heart of a European capital. Attacks such as this one remind us that we must remain fully committed to the fight against terrorism."Federal Minister Westerwelle condemns suicide attack in Stockholm http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Infoservice/Presse/Meldungen/2010/101212-Anschlag-Stockholm.html Federal Foreign Office 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 Iraq Iraq: Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement: "The Capital of the Sweden Kingdom, Stockholm, was subject to a cowardly terrorist act causing the fall of civilian victims, and stimulated horror in the peaceful country, especially as it prepares itself to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. Recalling the terrorist acts that have plagued Iraq, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry deplores and strongly condemns this criminal act of terrorism and declares its solidarity with the Government and the friendly people of Sweden in confronting terrorism, and prays the Almighty to safeguard its people from the badness of extremists and terrorists."Foreign Ministry Condemns the Terrorist Act In Sweden http://www.mofa.gov.iq/eng/articles/display.aspx?gid=1&id=9763 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 December 2010 14 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722013826/http://www.mofa.gov.iq/eng/articles/display.aspx?gid=1&id=9763 22 July 2011 dead dmy-all Norway Norway: Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre said to the Norwegian News Agency: "I strongly condemn what appears to have been an attempt at a terrorist attack in Stockholm yesterday. The fight against international crime and terrorism can be won only through broad international cooperation. Norway and Sweden are united in this struggle."- Regjeringen reagerer med avsky http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7421521 Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 no Minister of Justice and the Police Knut Storberget was quoted by Verdens Gang as saying: "We react with disgust to these kinds of events. It is very sad that this happens."Ole N. Olsen Torgersen, Hans Henrik Storberget utelukker ikke terroraksjoner i Norge http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10020200 Verdens Gang 12 December 2010 12 December 2010 no Pakistan Pakistan: Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement: "Pakistan strongly condemns the two terrorist explosions in central Stockholm on 12December 2010 and condoles with the bereaved families. Terrorism is a global menace and can be addressed effectively only through genuine and sustained international cooperation and understanding."Pakistan condemns explosions in Stockholm http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Press_Releases/2010/Dec/Pr_306.htm Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 December 2010 14 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120303230624/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Press_Releases/2010/Dec/Pr_306.htm 3 March 2012 dead dmy-all Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia: A government spokesman strongly condemned the attack in a statement released by the Saudi Press Agency.Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack in Stockholm http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_bulletin/News/Pages/10-12-14-1643_954_0049.aspx Qatar News Agency 14 December 2010 14 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101216033433/http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_bulletin/News/Pages/10-12-14-1643_954_0049.aspx 16 December 2010 dead dmy-all Turkey Turkey: Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement: "It is with sadness that we condemn the hateful terrorist attack that occurred in Stockholm. [...] Turkey, which has always underlined the importance of international cooperation in the fight against terrorism ... wants to express its solidarity with its friends, the Swedish people and government, in these difficult days."Turkey condemns Swedish 'terrorist' attack http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkey-condemns-swedish-terrorist-attack-2010-12-13 Hürriyet Daily News and Economic Review 13 December 2010 13 December 2010 United States United States: The U.S. embassy in Stockholm issued a statement: "The United States strongly condemns the suspected terrorist attack that occurred in Stockholm yesterday. The American people stand together with our Swedish friends at this difficult time."http://www.thelocal.se/30792/20101212/ Bomb attack draws condemnation Savage James 12 December 2010 The Local 13 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101213120325/http://www.thelocal.se/30792/20101212/ 13 December 2010 livehttp://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473275477271 Statement on Stockholm suspected terrorist attack 12 December 2010 Embassy of the United States Stockholm, Sweden (on Facebook) 13 December 2010 See also Sweden List of Islamist terrorist attacks Terrorism in Europe 2016 Sweden terrorism plot 2017 Stockholm truck attack References 30em External links people/a/taimour_abdaly Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly Category:2010 crimes in Sweden Category:Suicide bombings in Sweden Category:Suicide bombings in 2010 Category:Crime in Stockholm Category:Islamic terrorism in Sweden Category:Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2010 Category:2010s in Stockholm Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2010 Category:December 2010 crimes in Europe Category:December 2010 in Sweden Category:Plots and attacks using pressure cooker bombs Category:Islam in Stockholm Category:Terrorist incidents in Sweden in the 2010s Category:2010 disasters in Europe Category:2010 in Sweden Category:21st-century disasters in Sweden Category:Car and truck bombings in 2010 Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Europe