Terrorism suspects arrested in Sweden after Quran burning protest.

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Terrorism suspects arrested in Sweden after Quran burning protest.
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Five terrorism suspects with international links to Islamist extremism have been detained in Sweden after a coordinated operation in three cities. The suspects were in a planning phase, and no concrete attack had been imminent. The case was "one of several" that the domestic security agency was working on "after the protests that were directed at Sweden in connection with the highly publicized burning of the Quran in January." The incident had sparked protests in several countries, including Iran and Bangladesh.

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