Sweden and Denmark, which are among the most liberal countries in the world, have tightened border controls in fear of revenge attacks.
Sweden's prime minister says planned attacks against his country have been averted as the security service raised the terror threat level to its second highest.
The move to increase it from three to four, with five being the maximum, means there is a"high threat" of an attack.PM Ulf Kristersson told a news conference:"We know that planned terror attacks have been averted." But he did not provide further details.It comes after copies of the Koran were recently burned in the Scandinavian country by a handful of anti-Islam activists.
This sparked angry demonstrations in nations including Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Yemen, by Muslims who consider such acts to be blasphemous to their holy book., which are among the most liberal countries in the world, have tightened border controls in fear of revenge attacks. The US has warned its citizens to be extra cautious when travelling to Sweden due to possible terrorist attacks.
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