Iran may have been behind the gunfire and explosions that took place near the Israeli embassies in Stockholm and Copenhagen this week, Sweden’s security service has said. 

Shots were fired at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm on Monday, while two explosions were reported near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen on Wednesday morning.

Nobody was injured, and two Swedish teenagers were arrested and charged with possessing hand grenades and detonating them near the embassy.

Fredrik Hallstrom, from Sweden’s security service Sapo, said the choice of targets and methods pointed in the direction of Iran, but added this was an “assumption rather than pure knowledge”.

Danish police have not confirmed whether the Israeli embassy was the target of the explosions. There are other embassies close to where the blasts were heard.

Pro-Palestine protest in Sydney to proceed after deal with police

A pro-Palestine group in Sydney will be allowed to proceed with their protest rally on Sunday after police tried to get it called off.

Law enforcement asked the Supreme Court of New South Wales to block planned demonstrations this weekend, citing safety concerns.

Their petition was dismissed by consent after organisers agreed to change the location and route of the protest and not display flags, portraits, or symbols of prohibited organisations.

The Palestine Action Group Sydney also withdrew its request to protest on 7 Oct, the first anniversary of the terror attack from Hamas that sparked war in the Middle East.

Police said in a statement they would work with organisers to ensure the safety of the community and would not “hesitate to take appropriate action against anyone who commits a criminal offence”.

Protests in Melbourne last weekend saw some participants waving Hezbollah flags and carrying pictures of its former leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Israeli strikes.