Swedish Man Planned Cyanide Attack on 2020 Eurovision Event

A Swedish man living in Luxembourg is suspected of having planned to poison visitors to the Eurovision in Rotterdam 2020 with cyanide and chlorine, reports the Dutch Het Parool, which Aftonbladet was the first to tell.

» Published: July 22 2025 at 10:00

Swedish Man Planned Cyanide Attack on 2020 Eurovision Event
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He also planned to spread toxic gas through the ventilation systems and had explosive substances in his home.

But Eurovision was cancelled and by then the man had already been arrested by the police, suspected of, among other things, crimes against the country's terrorism laws.

In his home, the police are said to have found a document with detailed plans for how the attack on Eurovision would be carried out.

The man, who was a minor at the time of the incident, now risks twelve years in prison.

He has previously been convicted of burning down a mink farm in Sweden. He is also said to have ties to Nazi white power organizations with a focus on eco-fascism.

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