Gunfire Reported at Israeli Embassy in Stockholm

The police in the Swedish capital confirmed to the news agency TT on Wednesday morning that shots were fired at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm.

On Tuesday evening, emergency calls were made following a loud bang on the street where the Israeli embassy is situated in Stockholm’s Östermalm district. 

Police later confirmed that evidence indicated the embassy had been struck by gunfire. No injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made.

Around the same time as the emergency calls, it became known that Iran had launched a major missile attack on Israel.

The Swedish police said they have increased security measures around Jewish and Israeli sites in the country following previous incidents at the embassy.

dpa/NAN