Danish intelligence: Palestinian suspected in policeman stabbing also attacked Sweden minister
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Denmark's intelligence agency says a Palestinian man suspected of attempted murder for stabbing a policeman is behind an attack this year on a Swedish government minister.
The PET intelligence agency made the announcement in a statement Wednesday that its Swedish counterpart confirmed, adding that the suspect earlier had threatened a policeman in Denmark.
PET said he may have sympathies for Islamic extremists in Syria, and could "be mentally unstable."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The agency said the man sprayed Swedish Justice Minister Morgan Johansson with a fire extinguisher during a visit to a Swedish asylum-seeker center. While Johansson wasn't harmed, the man was detained and later released.
On Wednesday, the suspect was ordered to remain in custody for three weeks after seriously injuring a policeman on Tuesday at Center Sandholm, Denmark's largest asylum center.