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| 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][2]– 1 January 2015[3] |
Attack type | Arson[4] |
| Weapons | Molotov cocktails[4] |
| Motive | Anti-immigration[5] Anti-Islam[5] |
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.[4] In the third incident, in addition to being struck by a Molotov cocktail, the mosque at Uppsala was vandalized with racist graffiti.[4][6]
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.[7][8][9]
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- ^ "Source: Police "no longer suspect arson" at Eskilstuna mosque". Sveriges Radio. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Local newspaper: Eskilstuna mosque fire caused by deep-fryer". Sveriges Radio. 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Report deep fryer started mosque fire". The Local. 9 March 2015.