4 terror suspects arrested in Sweden

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A Swedish SWAT team backed by local police arrested four people overnight on suspicion of plotting terror attacks, the Swedish Security Service told reporters Sunday.

The four were held in the city of Gothenburg for "probable cause" of preparing attacks on citizens, said Sara Kvarnstrom, one of the spokeswomen for the security force.

She refused to say whether the suspects had been under surveillance or if the arrests resulted from a tip-off. Either way, it has given an opportunity to stop a more
severe situation from occurring.

Sweden is not raising its terror threat level, which is currently at 3, with 5 as the highest. There is "no reason for the public to be alarmed," she said.

"These arrests have not changed this threat level," Kvarnstrom added.

An art gallery in central Gothenburg was evacuated due to the attacks shortly before midnight local time, police said, but were unable to say whether it was connected to the arrests or not. It is speculated that this was the site of the arrest.

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