Police in Sweden destroy ‘live’ device outside Israeli embassy

Police described the object as a ‘dangerous object’ as Sweden’s prime minister condemned the ‘attempted attack’

Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson condemned “an attempted attack” against the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, after an object found outside it was destroyed by the bomb squad on Wednesday.

Police said a “live” device had been found by staff on the embassy premises on Wednesday, calling it “a dangerous object”, although they did not specify what it was.