Sweden: Police thwarted conspiracy to commit neo-Nazi attack and mass murder
Jim Holmgren, 25, was arrested in November 2021, at his secluded farmhouse.
At home, police found numerous weapons, ammunition, bomb-making materials and extensive neo-Nazi literature.
On Friday, Swedish authorities announced a series of charges against him for possession of a weapon
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01/06/2022
Wednesday, 01 June 2022, 13:41 Updated: 14:02
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A Swedish neo-Nazi, who used the avatar of the killer Anders Bering Breivik on social media and wrote about the morality of killing children, was arrested in possession of bomb-making materials that could have killed hundreds of people, the Weiss website revealed obtained court documents.
Jim Holmgren, 25, was arrested on November 4, 2021, at his small farmhouse outside Falkoping, south of Stockholm.
Last Friday, Swedish authorities announced a series of charges against him for possession of a weapon and more, but not for terrorism - this is because the purpose for which he accumulated the weapon is still unclear.
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Materials for the production of bombs in a neo - Nazi home in Sweden (Photo: Official website, Polisen)
According to court documents obtained by Weiss News, investigators discovered in Holmgren's home an upgraded air rifle, bomb-making components and neo-Nazi literature.
Holmgren, who is currently awaiting trial, also allegedly had ties to the Scandinavian neo-Nazi group, the Nordic Resistance Movement.
The group was inspired by neo-Nazi organizations such as the Atomic Weapons Brigade, an American neo-Nazi terrorist organization, founded in 2015 in the southern United States and expanding to countries such as Britain, Canada and Germany.
The organization is identified with a number of terrorist attacks, murders, and other criminal activity.
Weapons and materials for the production of bombs found in the home of a neo-Nazi in Sweden (Photo: official website, polisen)
Police also found five documents Holmgren wrote about his plan - which they call a manifesto.
One of the documents states why it is moral that neo-Nazis would kill children, as Breivik did in 2011 when he murdered 77 people, mostly children.
In another document, Holmgren criticized neo-Nazi groups for not committing mass murder to advance the cause.
According to the documents, when he was arrested, Holmgren was still in the planning stage and did not select a target for the attack.
Among the options on the agenda: a police station, the Gothenburg police headquarters or schoolchildren.
"If the crime was perfect, it would have been extremely serious," the indictment said.
"The preparations were supposed to cause a powerful explosion in a densely populated area, in buildings of special importance or areas where people congregate or stay."
Materials for the production of bombs found in the home of a neo-Nazi in Sweden (Photo: Official Website, SKARABORG DISTRICT COURT)
Photographs of the farmhouse included in the indictment reflect an atmosphere reminiscent of the movie "Battle Club" or Math Lab than a residence.
On the floor were thrown pans and pots and scientific equipment that police say Holmgren used to make bombs, a pistol, a protective vest, dummy weapons, empty cartridges, knives, air rifles and weapon parts printed on a 3D printer.
Holmgren had no gun license due to his ties to a neo-Nazi group and that attacked a woman during a neo-Nazi rally in the past, according to Swedish media.
The researchers also found chemicals and instructions for making bombs at home.
At a nearby warehouse, police found 50 tons of components from which bombs are made, and Holmgren even searched for the exact instructions on the net.
Holmgren's computer was full of neo-Nazi literature and theories put together by Nazi assassins in the past, whose actions he wanted to emulate.
Police also found a helmet with a Go Pro camera and said he apparently wanted to film his attack live, as the Buffalo killer did in the United States about two weeks ago.
Anders Breivik, the killer from the island of Otoya in 2011 (Photo: Reuters)
Holmgren lived a solitary life and seemed to have planned a "lone wolf attack," but was very active on social media and forums.
He posted posts with Breivik's avatar, Ted Kaczynski the "Bombomber" who acted alone and caused the deaths of three of them and the injury of 23. In the telegram, he downloaded, according to police, several guides to mass murder and neo-Nazi literature.
Materials from the Nordic Resistance Movement, leaflets and posters with the organization's name and logo and some books on the group's ideology were found in his home.
One book was written by the founder of Iron March, a notorious neo-Nazi forum, and another book calling on neo-Nazis to resort to violence against the system, which some assassins have quoted in the past.
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