The 21-year-old is dressed in black and fumbling with a can of white snuff as he explains that he never had any interest in carrying out an act aimed at the Israeli embassy outside Copenhagen.
Nevertheless, two hand grenades were detonated near the embassy one October night in 2024.
The 21-year-old says he was in Germany when he received the assignment to prepare the attack and meet with a person who would carry it out. But he only learned in Copenhagen that it was aimed at the Israeli embassy.
By then, according to him, it was too late to "back off."
It has happened several times in Sweden that people have withdrawn and this has affected their loved ones.
Showing screenshots
In the trial of two Swedes, who are now 21 and 18 years old, prosecutor Søren Harbo presents evidence with the aim of linking the act to the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
He shows screenshots of files stored on the 21-year-old's phone, which include information about "Iran's new strategy to attack Israel." These are so-called cache files that can be stored on phones after searches, but not something the 21-year-old himself has saved.
He can't answer how they ended up on his phone.
"I swear on everything I love. I've never seen these pictures," he says.
The only explanation I can think of is that it was a used phone that I bought in Düsseldorf.
The 21-year-old's refusal to participate in an act directed at an embassy led to an argument with his client, where they ultimately agreed not to target the embassy, but still close enough to "send a message."
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.
Tiger about the client
During his time in Danish custody, he has scribbled messages linked to Foxtrot. According to himself, he is not a member, but has previously worked for the network. He does not want to answer who ordered the act.
"I have my suspicions, but I'm not sure," he says.
The younger Swede has previously said that he has worked for Foxtrot since he was twelve. He has admitted to throwing the hand grenades, but denied knowing that the attack was aimed at the Israeli embassy.
It's an explanation that the 21-year-old confirms. He repeats it so many times that the judge finally breaks in and says that the 18-year-old already has a defense attorney.
"It's not about defending. I'm just being honest. I'm sorry to say it, but he was just taken advantage of," the 21-year-old said.
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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.
Both deny terrorism offences.
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.
