Increased risk of Russian sabotage on Swedish soil: intelligence service
- The risk of Russian acts of sabotage on Swedish soil and other security-threatening activities has increased, according to Sweden’s intelligence service, Säpo.
- Säpo tells SVT News that most vulnerable to sabotage are weapons factories – and the defence industry organisation, Försvarsföretagen, says that there has been several break-in attempts recently.
- Russia has been singled out as behind several incidents in Europe such as mysterious fires in weapons factories and attempted break-ins at sensitive facilities, and Säpo tells SVT News that the risk of similar incidents in Sweden has increased.
Radio Sweden
For more on the intelligence service’s concerns about Russia, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
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