Explosion at the Malmö Jewish centre

Single Incident Alert DateSeptember 28, 2012 Country: Sweden Address: Malmö General Type: Hate crime Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-semitism
Groups affected / Interested in: Religious minorities, National minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Religion Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Other
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Extremist/Organised Group Violence Yes

On 28 September 2012, an explosion damaged the front door of the Jewish community Centre in Malmö. The building was not damaged and no one was reportedly injured according to the police, but witness statements said that the blasts could be heard a few blocks away. According to Malmö police, both of the suspects are 18 years old, but it is believed that more people were involved in carrying out the attack. Previously during the year, Malmö major Reepalu came under fire for comments in which he claimed that the far right Sweden Democrats had “infiltrated” the Jewish community in Malmö. The comments were followed by a visit to Malmö from US President Barack Obama’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism, Hannah Rosenthal, who said there is “no excuse” for using anti-Semitist language.

The Local, 28.09.2012, Explosion rocks Malmö Jewish centre, http://www.thelocal.se/43494/20120928/#.UQN__0rCgWU, Accessed on 26.1.2013.