A 19-year-old man has been charged in Sweden with plotting an attack on a high school in the south of the country. He is alleged to have acted on behalf of the Islamic State group.
The young man, who is under criminal investigation for “membership in a terrorist organisation” and “public incitement to terrorism”, intended to injure or kill several people at a high school in the city of Halmstad between 1 March and 13 April.
The defendant, whose nationality has not been disclosed, was arrested in April, hotnews.ro reports. It is unclear whether he was a student at the targeted school.
The Swedish security services conducted the preliminary investigation and stated that the defendant “had accessed and shared violent Islamist propaganda online, declared his readiness to pledge allegiance to the Islamic State, and encouraged others to spread messages from the terrorist organisation”. The trial is scheduled to begin on 19 November and last four days.