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Summary Swedish police arrested four people on suspicion of preparing a terror attack.
The police evacuated an arts centre in Swedens second largest city on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, officials said Sunday.The four were arrested in the west coast city of Goteborg and were suspected of plotting terrorism, security police spokesman Stefan Johansson said, declining to give other details.It wasnt immediately clear whether the arrests were linked to the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.Police in Goteborg said in a statement they had evacuated an arts centre in the city overnight Sunday due to a threat deemed to pose serious danger for life, health or substantial damage of property.They said they had assisted security police with the arrest and declined to give any further comments.Mia Christersdotter Norman, the head of the Roda Sten arts center in Goteborg said about 400 people were celebrating the opening of an international biennial for contemporary art when police ordered everyone to leave the building.Around midnight I was called out by the police and they said there was a threat to the building and asked us to quietly stop the party, which we did and everyone left, Christersdotter Norman told a news agency.Police have searched the building but they didnt find anything, she said, adding the arts centre would reopen as usual.
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