21-year-old Swede scares police and passersby
A 21-year-old Swede decorates her window on her birthday with balloons in the shape of her age: the "21", mirror-inverted "IS", abbreviation of the terrorist group "Islamic State", alerted the police.
Actually, the number of balloons on her window was only intended as a harmless decoration for her birthday party. 21 , the Swede Sarah Ericsson was so old on Monday, when her apartment a police visit was paid.
The officials responded to the call of a passer-by who had interchanged the "21" as "IS" - "Islamic State". For him, the thing was very clear: There is someone doing propaganda in the name of the terrorist group!
The misunderstanding cleared up quickly. According to arbroath.blogspot.de, Ericsson showed understanding: "Even if everyone else in the balloons only saw a" 21 ", I understand that you panic at an" IS "suspicion."
The balloons were now removed from the window to avoid further misunderstandings.