A man suspected of planning an attack in Somalia was arrested Tuesday near the southwestern Swedish city of Gothenburg, the Säpo security police said.

• 6.8 million people displaced last year

"The security police have today arrested a Swedish citizen suspected of conspiring to commit a terrorist crime," Säpo said in a statement, adding that the suspected plot involved "an attack in Somalia."

The man, whose identity was not disclosed, had been held under surveillance for some time, said Saepo, whose agents carried out the arrest.

"A number of people will be questioned in connection with the investigation," the statement said, adding that the rest of the information surrounding the case was classified.

Swedish police have in recent months cautioned that Gothenburg and several Stockholm suburbs may have become recruiting grounds for the radical Somali Islamist movement Shebab, which has declared allegiance to Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network and controls most of southern and central Somalia.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 18 May 2010 18:16)

 

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#1 mudane 2010-05-20 17:46
Swedish sapo should work hard then the problem could be solve o believe that.
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