2022 Iceland terror plot: Difference between revisions

The '''2022 Iceland terror plot''' was an alleged plot to target Icelandic institutions and citizens of the state in September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Grunur um tengsl við norræna hægri öfgahópa |url=https://stundin.is/grein/15879/grunur-um-tengsl-vid-norraena-haegri-ofgahopa/ |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=[[Stundin]] |date=22 September 2022 |language=Icelandic}}{{closed access}}</ref> On 21 September, the [[Icelandic police]] arrested two individuals and seized dozens of firearms, including semi-automatic pistols and 3D-printed weapons, along with large amount of ammunition during a search in nine different locations. The alleged plot, which would be the first of its kind in the history of Iceland, was believed to include attacks on members of the police, the Icelandic parliament, [[Alþingi]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Daniel Boffey |title=Icelandic police arrest four people over alleged terror attack plans |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/icelandic-police-arrest-four-people-over-alleged-terror-attack-plans |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=22 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Andrés Magnússon |author2=Ari Páll Karlsson |author3=Karlotta Líf Sumarliðadóttir |title=Töldu árás yfirvofandi |url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2022/09/23/toldu_aras_yfirvofandi/ |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=22 September 2022 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Fanndís Birna Logadóttir |title=Mögulegt að árásin hefði beinst gegn Alþingi eða lögreglu |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20222314992d/mogulegt-ad-arasin-hefdi-beinst-gegn-althingi-eda-logreglu |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=22 September 2022 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> The individuals further discussed murdering several high profile individuals, including [[Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson]], the [[Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources (Iceland)|Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources]],<ref>{{cite news |author1=Alexander Kristjánsson |title=Ræddu um að myrða Guðlaug Þór |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/2022/10/17/raeddu-um-ad-myrda-gudlaug-thor |access-date=17 October 2022 |work=[[RÚV]] |date=17 October 2022 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> [[Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir]], the chairman of the workers union [[Efling]], and [[Gunnar Smári|Gunn­arGunnar Smári Egilsson]], the chairman of the [[Icelandic Socialist Party]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Varðhald stytt og ræddu morð á Gunnari og Sólveigu |url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2022/10/10/vardhald_stytt_og_raeddu_mord_a_gunnari_og_solveigu/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=10 October 2022 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>