2017 Gothenburg Synagogue attack
The 2017 Gothenburg Synagogue attack took place on 9 December 2017 when individuals in a large gang threw firebombs at the synagogue in Gothenburg, which hosted an event with about 40 youth inside. The people inside fled to the basement but nobody was hurt. The incendiaries started a fire among the parked vehicles in the yard but the building did not catch fire. Of the about ten masked individuals at the scene, two stateless Palestinians and one Syrian was later identified and were sentenced to jail for having committed an act or terrorism and hate crime. Background The attack was done the day after activists in Malmö had shouted slogans about killing or shooting Jews at a demonstration. Aftermath Political impact The attack was condemned by National Police Commissioner Dan Eliasson. Prime minister Stefan Löfven condemned the attack as well as the antisemitic propaganda in Malmö. Investigation and trial The suspects could be identified using recordings by security cameras. The trial began on 12 June 2018 and prosecutor Stina Lundqvist charged the defendants with arson and antisemitic hate crime and demanded an eight year prison sentence for each and deportation for all. All three suspects, who were aged 19 to