Two men arrested over suspected plot to assault Sweden's justice minister

Police arrested two men in their 40s at an election event in Gothenburg on Thursday on suspicion of planning an aggravated assault against Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer; one had approached the minister to ask a question when officers intervened. Strömmer said the police acted "calmly" and that no one was hurt. Prime Minister Kristersson called the incident, coming during election campaigning, "an alarm bell."

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