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| Six held in Nordic 'terror raids' | Six held in Nordic 'terror raids' |
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| Swedish police say they have arrested three men in the capital, Stockholm, on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts and financing terror groups. | |
| Earlier on Thursday, Norwegian police said they had arrested three people in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on suspicion of financing terrorism. | Earlier on Thursday, Norwegian police said they had arrested three people in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on suspicion of financing terrorism. |
| The arrests were part of a co-ordinated operation, Swedish police said. | The arrests were part of a co-ordinated operation, Swedish police said. |
| It said the three men held in Stockholm were Swedish citizens and that they were arrested at separate addresses. | |
| Some reports suggest the men are suspected of involvement in financing and planning acts of terrorism in Somalia. | |
| The Norwegian police security service (PST) did not identify the suspects, saying only that one or more of them faced a detention hearing in court. | The Norwegian police security service (PST) did not identify the suspects, saying only that one or more of them faced a detention hearing in court. |
| Norwegian media reported that the suspects held in Oslo were of Somali origin. | |
| 'No cartoon link' | |
| A spokesman for Sweden's security police (Saepo), Jakob Larsson, urged people to remain calm, saying there was "nothing to indicate that any act of terrorism is being planned in Sweden - against Sweden, so to speak". | |
| He confirmed that the arrests had been co-ordinated with the PST. | |
| He also said there was no connection with Swedish artist Lars Vilks or the Muhammad cartoons. | |
| Last year a cartoon by Mr Vilks showing the Prophet Muhammad's head on a dog's body led to death threats against him. | |
| Earlier there were riots in several Muslim countries over Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, first published in September 2005 by Jyllands-Posten newspaper. |