2014 mosque arson attacks in Sweden

2014 mosque arson attacks in Sweden
2014 mosque arson attacks in Sweden is located in Sweden
Eslöv
Eslöv
Uppsala
Uppsala
Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna
2014 mosque arson attacks in Sweden (Sweden)
LocationEslöv, Uppsala and Eskilstuna, Sweden
Date25 December 2014[1][2]
1 January 2015[3]
Attack type
Arson[4]
WeaponsMolotov cocktails[4]
MotiveAnti-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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  4. ^ a b c d "Sweden hit by third assault on mosque". Financial Times.(subscription required)
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  6. ^ "Sweden hit by third mosque arson attack in a week". straitstimes.com.
  7. ^ "Source: Police "no longer suspect arson" at Eskilstuna mosque". Sveriges Radio. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Local newspaper: Eskilstuna mosque fire caused by deep-fryer". Sveriges Radio. 9 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Report deep fryer started mosque fire". The Local. 9 March 2015.