2014 mosque arson attacks in Sweden
The 2014 Sweden mosques arson attacks were a series of incidents all of which were initially believed to be arson attacks on three mosques in Sweden, that took place during one week at the end of 2014. In the third incident, in addition to being struck by a Molotov cocktail, the mosque at Uppsala was vandalized with racist graffiti.
| 2014 mosque arson attacks in Sweden | |
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Eslöv Uppsala Eskilstuna 2014 mosque arson attacks in Sweden (Sweden) | |
| Location | Eslöv, Uppsala and Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| Date | 25 December 2014– 1 January 2015 |
Attack type | Arson |
| Weapons | Molotov cocktails |
| Motive | Anti-immigration Anti-Islam |
The first incident, the only one to have caused injuries, was found to have been an accident in the mosque kitchen caused by an overheated deep-fryer.
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