19-year-old jailed for plot to attack Stockholm festival
A Stockholm court on Wednesday jailed a 19-year-old for nearly eight years for having plotted to attack a culture festival on behalf of the Islamic State.

A thirteen-year-old boy has been found dead in a forested area in Haninge, south of Stockholm, police have confirmed. Police are treating his death as a murder..
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A Stockholm court on Wednesday jailed a 19-year-old for nearly eight years for having plotted to attack a culture festival on behalf of the Islamic State.
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