In Malmö, I will organize large demonstrations during the fifth week. In particular, the war in Gaza and Israel’s participation in the competition heat up emotions.
Jani Parkkari,
Elsa Osipova
In Malmö, Sweden, the police have tightened security measures during the singing competition that starts next week. About 100,000 five fans are expected in the country’s third largest city.
Several large demonstrations will be held in Malmö during the fifth week, the British BBC reports. In particular, the war in Gaza and Israel’s participation in the competition heat up emotions.
The people of Malmö are especially worried about large crowds and safety, it turns out About Sydsvenskan’s opinion poll.
According to the magazine’s survey, three out of four respondents are so worried about the security situation that they plan to avoid places where they usually move during the Eurovision Song Contest.
55 percent of the respondents stated that they intend to completely avoid moving around the Malmö arena.
Police prepared for terrorism
Swedish public broadcasting company SVT told in April about a report dealing with threats related to Eurovision.
The report lists various cyber attacks and civil disobedience as threats.
In addition, the report considers possible activities of Islamist terrorist organizations as a threat. The Swedish security police Säpo has already said that Sweden is the primary target of violent terrorist organizations.
Last year, Sweden raised its terror threat assessment for the entire country from level 4 to level 5.
The Eurovision final will be held on Saturday 11.5. Finland will compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Tuesday, May 7.