The August sun is unexpectedly warm. Mostafa Kazem therefore sits in the shadows and waits for the bus to arrive in Sundbyberg, north of Stockholm. He is one of those who worry a lot about the terrorist threat in Sweden.
– They say don’t go here or there because there will be terrorist acts there, so it’s no longer possible, he says with a shrug before continuing:
– No, I don’t feel confident about the authorities. Not really.
Confidence different
On the other side of the commuter train tracks is Monica Mattsson, her trust in government and authorities is of the opposite nature.
– Of course you are worried, but I have full confidence in them, I do
Opinions differ regarding trust in the government’s and authorities’ ability to prevent terrorist acts in Sweden.
The numbers are constant
The opinion poll Kantar-SIFO has produced figures for TV4 which show that the opinion of the Swedes is divided – but constant.
Confidence has not changed noticeably since the Swedes were asked the same question in April 2017, just a week or so after the terrorist attack on Drottninggatan.
Then, as in August this year, about half of the respondents stated that they have high or very high trust – the other half instead answered that they have low or very low trust.
“Media inflates”
One of those who has not changed his view despite the recent increased level of terror is Suvi Sivula who is on his way across the square in Sundbyberg Centrum.
– My confidence is probably similar. I think they are working on it, but the media might blow it up a bit, she says.