A court has found a man guilty of shooting a starter pistol at a bus containing a local populist Sweden Democrats politician in August, shortly before the national election. The district court sentenced the man, who was not identified, to a fine of 21,000 Swedish Kronor (£1,751) as well as community service following his convictions for arms violations and illegal threats, Swedish broadcaster SVT reports. The incident occurred in August when local Sweden Democrat Sara-Lena Bjälkö boarded a small bus along with her husband in the county of Skaraborg, when shots were fired in close proximity. Shortly after the incident, the populist politician told Swedish media, “I thought we would be killed,” and added, “It was so shocking. I’m just so glad my daughter was not with me. I’m fighting for a safer and safer society because people should not have to experience shootings and killings.” Record breaking number of shootings in Sweden this year https://t.co/6Lb08omMY5 — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) December 29, 2018 Police were unsure if there had been a political motivation at the time. During the trial, the man, described to be in his 30s, said that there had been no political motive and claimed he had no idea who had been in the bus at the time. The incident