Swedish police investigate fire at mosque as possible arson

STOCKHOLM — A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson in an attack against a mosque near Stockholm that caused major damage, Swedish police said Monday.

Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom said the suspect was questioned and then arrested, but did not elaborate pending an investigation.

No one was injured in the blaze late Sunday. Only a handful were in the building at the time, but earlier up to 500 people had attended celebrations at the Shiite mosque, one of the largest in the Scandinavian country.

Haider Ibrahim, chairman of the Shiite community in Sweden, told Swedish national news agency TT there had been threats and “expressions of hatred against us.”