Swedish police may have prevented Breivik-style terrorist attack

Law enforcers had arrested a 25-year-old man with bombs and automatics from Falköping in November

Swedish police may have prevented a second Breivik-style attack in November last year, when the farm of a 25-year old right-wing extremist was raided which had 50 tonnes of fertiliser stockpiled, a bomb lab and automatic weapons.

According to Swedish media, the farm was located outside the town of Falköping where the suspect had planned a bomb attack there for a year.

Swedish security forces arrested the suspects in November last year, possibly preventing a major terrorist attack.

The suspect, now being prosecuted, had weapons, bullet casings, camouflage clothes, a helmet, laser scopes, lab equipment, ammunition, knives, and a bullet-proof vest.

The man, linked to the Nazi organisation NMR, is also suspected of having manufactured his own weapon parts with a 3D printer and arranged a home-built laboratory in the garage.

Swedish police may have prevented a 2nd Breivik-style attack in November last year, when a 25-year old right wing extremist (NMR) was arrested. His farm had 50 tons of fertilizer stockpiled, a bomb lab, weapons & much more. Attack was planned for a year https://t.co/nnicDTv65v pic.twitter.com/qtbPsWRiBa

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Pictures from the farm show what the police believe is evidence of how the man-made bombs. Various substances were found in different rooms in a house on the farm which the law enforcers suspect the man had used to manufacture bombs.

According to preliminary investigation, the suspect is also said to have searched for posts and discussion threads about explosions and proposals for attacks on schools. However, it is unclear if the man had decided where to commit the terrorist act.

"The suspect has discussed the possibilities of carrying out attacks on a schoolyard, but there is no evidence that any specific school had been selected. It appears as if the suspect 'got stuck' in the first phase of planning", Swedish Defence Research Agency said in a statement.

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The agency said that the man had actively spread violent messages and also expressed violent fantasies on various online forums.

The police suspect that the man planned the attack alone and said that the man lived a secluded and isolated life.

It said that the man had searched for and downloaded information about right-wing terrorism which carried out attacks, in particular, information about lone wolfs.

However, during questioning, the suspect denied the charges. "You are the ones who suspect me, I do not know why you suspect me. There must be a basis for it all, so you are welcome to tell me the basis", the suspect is quoted as saying during the interrogation.

The man had previously been convicted of assault in connection with an NMR demonstration in central Gothenburg. A female counter-protester spitted on his face but the suspect hit her back.

Investigators revealed that the suspect had a great interest in Nazi Germany and several of his searches online are about the Third Reich and Hitler's book "Mein Kampf".

Several pictures of swastikas and right-wing extremist messages have also been found in the man's mobile and computer.