Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Syrian-Swede sentenced for planning Stockholm festival attack
A 19-year-old man with both Syrian and Swedish citizenship was found guilty by a Swedish court.
He planned to attack a big cultural festival in Stockholm called the Stockholm Culture Festival.
The attack was supposed to happen in August 2025 in a place called Kungstradgarden.
The man also planned to kill someone in Germany.
He was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
The court said the attack could have hurt many people in Sweden.
The man said he was innocent.
The festival he wanted to attack had two million visitors last year.
The group he was working with is called the Islamic State, which is a militant group that wants to impose strict rules.
A 19-year-old Syrian-Swedish dual national was sentenced to 7 years and 10 months for planning a terrorist attack on the Stockholm Culture Festival.
The attack was intended to take place in the Kungstradgarden area in August 2025.
The man was also found guilty of planning to murder a man in Germany in 2024 and membership in a terrorist organization.
The Stockholm Culture Festival attracts 2 million visitors over five days.
The man denied all charges and was described as 'self-radicalised' by prosecutors.
- Who
- A 19-year-old Syrian-Swedish dual national
- What
- Planned a terrorist attack on the Stockholm Culture Festival and other crimes
- When
- Intended attack was planned for August 2025; sentenced on January 21, 2024
- Where
- Stockholm, Sweden, with additional charges related to Germany
- Why
- To carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State militant group
- Name
- 19-year-old Syrian-Swedish dual national
- Crime
- Planning a terrorist attack on Stockholm Culture Festival
- Sentence
- 7 years and 10 months in prison
- Additional Charges
- Membership of a terrorist organisation, planning murder in Germany
- Target
- Kungstradgarden area during Stockholm Culture Festival
- Festival Attendance
- 2 million visitors over five days in 2023
- Terrorist Group
- Islamic State