. ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁workers ▁were ▁tempor arily ▁living ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁called ▁Am al the a . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁between ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁July , ▁three ▁young ▁un emp loy ed ▁workers , ▁including ▁Anton ▁Nil son , ▁put ▁a ▁bomb ▁outside ▁Am al the a , ▁supposed ly ▁meant ▁to ▁sc are . ▁The ▁bomb ▁expl oded , ▁killing ▁one ▁and ▁w ounding ▁ 2 3 ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁strike break ers , ▁who ▁were ▁sleep ing ▁on ▁the ▁deck ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁their ▁cab ins . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁English man ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁explos ion ▁was ▁Walter ▁Close . ▁ ▁Anton ▁Nil son ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death . ▁His ▁two ▁accomp lices ▁Al got ▁Ros berg ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Stern ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁pen al ▁labour ▁for ▁life . ▁ ▁Before ▁his ▁execution , ▁Anton ▁Nil son ▁was ▁p ardon ed ▁and , ▁like ▁the ▁others , ▁given ▁forced ▁labour ▁for ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁re actions ▁in ▁Sweden ▁to ▁the ▁bomb ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Am al the a ▁were ▁those ▁of ▁horror ▁and ▁dis g ust ▁followed ▁by ▁condem n ation , ▁including ▁from ▁the ▁workers ▁movement . ▁However , ▁after ▁a ▁while ▁public ▁opinion ▁s ided ▁with ▁Anton ▁Nil son , ▁Al got ▁Ros berg ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Stern , ▁and ▁a ▁massive ▁campaign ▁was ▁launched ▁to ▁have ▁them ▁fre ed . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁international ▁meet ings ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁their ▁support , ▁including ▁some ▁ 6 0