Swedish police destroy object outside Israeli embassy in Stockholm

A “dangerous object” found outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm has been destroyed, Swedish police say. The incident – labelled an “attempted attack” by the Israeli ambassador – saw officers cordon off a wide area nearby.
Police told the BBC it was too early to give further details on the object. They said no-one had been injured.
A spokesman later told the AFP news agency that staff had found a “live” device and alerted officers at about 13:10 local time (12:10 GMT).
The object was assessed by the national bomb squad, who chose to destroy it, the spokesman added.

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