Swedish skiers will not wear uniforms with national symbols after terrorist attack in Belgium

Swedish skiers will not wear uniforms with national symbols after terrorist attack in Belgium

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Olympic cross-country medalist Frida Karlsson said Swedish skiers had been asked not to wear clothing with the country’s symbols. The request was made after the terrorist attack in Brussels, where two Swedish citizens were killed.

“They introduced… some rules of conduct for us, for example that we would travel in civilian clothes,” said Karlsson (quoted by SVT).

16 October in Brussels shortly before the start of the match between Belgium and Sweden happened shooting, two people died. Belgian authorities called the incident a terrorist attack and promoted level of terrorist threat. The shooter stated that he is a member of the Islamic State (recognized as terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation). His killed upon arrest on October 17.

Laura Keffer

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