Iran’s shadow war with Israel is ensnaring Swedish teens, security services say
As darkness enveloped Stockholm one evening last May, the city set into its nocturnal rhythm and its criminal underworld came alive.
In a home in Västerås, a lakeside city 60 miles west of the capital, a mother completed her nighttime routine, comforted by the sight of her 15-year-old son safely in bed. But, just before midnight, the teenager silently rose and slipped out.
A job awaited him, one he believed would be over before daybreak, well ahead of his national math examination.
Outside, an Uber arrived. Someone else had arranged the transportation for him, court and police documents show. The documents, which include texts he exchanged, detail his journey.
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