A highly unusual trial, involving two young Swedes who are currently 21 and 18 years old and who are connected to the Foxtrot network, continues on Wednesday.
They are charged with terrorist crimes after throwing two hand grenades in the direction of the Israeli embassy outside Copenhagen in October 2024.
The 21-year-old, who is wearing black clothes and black shoes, has scribbled messages linked to Foxtrot during his time in Danish custody. When prosecutor Søren Harbo asks if he belongs to Foxtrot, the 21-year-old replies that he is not a member, but that he has previously worked for the network. When asked who ordered the attack on the Israeli embassy, he does not want to answer.
I have my suspicions, but I'm not sure, so I don't want to answer that, he says.
He says that he was in Germany when he received the assignment, which was to prepare the act and possibly assist with its execution if the need arose.
According to him, it was only when he was in Copenhagen that he realized that the attack was aimed at the Israeli embassy.
Too late to back out
According to the 21-year-old, it was then too late to "back off," whereupon Harbo asks what would have happened if he had said no.
It has happened several times in Sweden that people have withdrawn and this has affected their loved ones.
The 21-year-old repeats several times that he did not want to be involved in an act directed at an embassy, which led to an argument with the client.
In the end, they agreed not to throw the hand grenades at the Israeli embassy, but close enough for the message of those who commissioned them to get through.
"It's beyond my limit. A whole different level," he says, continuing in a clear and distinct voice:
I have no religious, political, or any interest in wanting to do this. It was a job. I didn't get the details early enough.
Was very nervous
The younger Swede has previously said that he has worked for Foxtrot since he was twelve years old, that he has carried out assassination missions in Sweden - but never wanted to carry out any act against the embassy.
He has admitted to throwing hand grenades, but denied knowing they were aimed at the Israeli embassy.
It is an explanation that the 21-year-old confirms during the trial.
"I told him absolutely nothing (about the Israeli embassy). I wasn't going to tell him anything because he was very nervous. I noticed they were taking advantage of him a little bit and threatening him," he says.
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Facts: The attacks on Israeli embassies
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Two young Swedes, who are currently 18 and 21 years old, are facing charges of terrorism in Denmark for throwing two hand grenades in the direction of the Israeli embassy, outside Copenhagen, in the fall of 2024.
The hand grenades hit a nearby house. No one was injured, but the building was damaged.
They appear in two separate murder investigations in Sweden, both of which are linked to the criminal network Foxtrot.
The 18-year-old is suspected of a murder in Hallstahammar in September 2024. The 21-year-old is charged with a murder in Malmö in August 2024.
The younger of the two Swedes is also charged with shooting at a window at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm the day before the attack in Copenhagen.
According to information in SVT's "Upppdrag granskning", the attack on Israel's embassies was carried out by the Foxtrot network on behalf of Iran.
