Two Swedish brothers in their 20s, converts to Islam, were arrested by Stockholm�s S�PO security agency in March on charges of planning attacks on shuls and other Jewish sites on behalf of the Islamic State (ISIS).

The suspects, identified as residents of Tyres�, a suburb southeast of Stockholm, allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS�s Somali branch. Local media reported that they acquired a weapon at a �basement mosque� near their home.

The older brother, 25, was allegedly tasked with recruiting terrorists to carry out mass killings of �infidels.� In February, he reportedly attempted to travel to Somalia to join ISIS but was stopped in Turkey and sent back after raising suspicions with his one-way ticket.

The younger brother, 23, who worked as a substitute teacher despite evidence of radicalization following his 2023 conversion to Islam, is accused of assisting in recruitment efforts and furthering the group�s aims.

Wiretaps revealed plans to target Jewish places of worship and community centers, with the older brother dismissing the potential deaths of children as �collateral damage,� according to the Dagens Nyheter newspaper.

The case is connected to a broader probe into terror activities in Sweden. In June, an unexploded bomb was found outside the Gothenburg offices of Elbit Systems Sweden, a subsidiary of Israel�s largest defense contractor. The following day, two individuals carrying explosives were arrested at the site. Later, in October, a gunman opened fire at the Elbit office, and separate explosions occurred near Israel�s embassy in Denmark.

Swedish authorities have suggested potential links to Iranian operatives, with S�PO alleging that Tehran has recruited Swedish criminal gangs to carry out attacks on Israeli targets. Israel�s Mossad intelligence agency has also implicated Iran in orchestrating terrorist acts targeting Israeli missions across Europe, including in Sweden.

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